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Multi-Gas -xr series
Multi-Gas enabled thermal desorption (TD): The latest innovation from Markes International
A taste of the future: What’s next for safety and quality testing in the food industry?
On-demand discussion forum. Listen to our experts in this discussion forum and learn about emerging trends in the food industry, research and development to ensure safety and quality.
Unattended PAMS monitoring of ultra-volatiles using helium‑free automated TD–GC with water removal
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), USA
Monitoring of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) with pre-concentration and GC–MS
Webinar addressing analysts’ needs for a robust and reproducible approach to sample emissions from a wide variety of materials and products, for analysis by GC–MS, and to answer such questions as: What’s that smell? Is my product safe? Is there anything toxic in my home/car? How can I detect a harmful chemical from a material?
Balancing lab sustainability and expanding VOC monitoring requirements for air analysis
Technical assistance for passive monitoring of ambient air using an extended list of POD sampling rates
Application Note 172
The POD Sampler and its role in passive air sampling – new data extends applications
Automated Aroma and Flavour Profiling of Honey Using High-Capacity Sorptive Extraction
LCGC: The Column, September 2023
Markes and SepSolve host seminar on analytical strategies to improve data quality in biomarker discovery
The seminar brought together leading experts in volatile biomarker analysis from across the UK, and was hosted by Professor George Hanna and his research team at Imperial College London.
Measurement of PFAS in indoor air and investigation of source materials
Application Note 167
Simplifying GC–MS sample preparation for product and material testing
Webinar addressing analysts’ needs for a robust and reproducible approach to sample emissions from a wide variety of materials and products, for analysis by GC–MS, and to answer such questions as: What’s that smell? Is my product safe? Is there anything toxic in my home/car? How can I detect a harmful chemical from a material?
Key considerations when switching from solvent extraction to thermal desorption
Download this useful infographic, which compares solvent extraction and thermal desorption in terms of their cost and benefits to data quality.
Passive sampling in the workplace: Why thermal desorption is replacing solvent extraction
Discussing why solvent extraction of sorbents remains so widely used for passive monitoring of workplace atmospheres, and showing that TD is not only better from a health & safety perspective, it’s better for lab budgets too.
Automated, high-sensitivity analysis of residual fumigants for food safety testing by multi-step enrichment–headspace–trap (MSE–HS–trap) with GC–MS
Application Note 284
Why are Markes’ thermal desorption sorbent tubes better than those from other suppliers?
11 April 2023
How long do sorbent tubes for thermal desorption last?
21 March 2023
Centri 180 (Base unit, ready for PAL3 integration)
Centri 180 sample preparation platform for thermal desorption, headspace–trap, SPME–trap and SPME Arrow–trap
Centri 180 (Base unit with robotics)
Centri 180 sample preparation platform for thermal desorption, headspace–trap, SPME–trap and SPME Arrow–trap
Centri 90 (Base unit with robotics)
Centri 90 sample preparation platform for headspace–trap, SPME–trap and SPME Arrow–trap
