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Multi-Gas -xr series
Multi-Gas enabled thermal desorption (TD): The latest innovation from Markes International
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
Centri 90 (Base unit ready for PAL3 integration)
Centri 90 sample preparation platform for headspace–trap, SPME–trap and SPME Arrow–trap
HSE Report – Diffusive sampler uptake rates
Uptake Rate Tests. Tests for a range of compounds onto four sorbent types over periods of 1 and 2 weeks. Download the full report
Advances in ultra-trace air toxics analysis: Cryogen-free canister pre-concentration and GC–MS for US EPA Method TO-15A
Application Note 169
How to optimise your PFAS air sampling method using thermal desorption
Webinar discussing the advantages that TD offers, how to optimise a system for targeted and untargeted PFAS analysis, and how to overcome challenges posed by low-level PFAS monitoring.
Automated thermal desorber doubles productivity, and increases data precision and accuracy in air studies
University of Leicester, UK
Indoor Air Quality – The science and regulations behind the headlines
Addressing the wide range of regulatory and market pressures placed on manufacturers to limit the chemical emissions from products and materials. This webinar highlights using TD–GC–MS to characterise the chemicals that affect indoor air quality. It highlights the importance of robust sample preparation, sampling and analytical procedures.
Panel discussion – Should I move from helium to hydrogen carrier gas?
22 November 2022
How diffusion-locking technology cracked the problem of high-capacity thermal desorption automation
11 November 2022
Target and non-target approaches for quality and safety testing of foods and beverages
Learn how to overcome common problems associated with sampling volatiles from foods and beverages and explain how the sensitivity can be improved using trap-enabled, extraction and enrichment methods.
Assessing low-temperature thermal treatment techniques for PFAS using TD–GC–MS analysis
This on-demand webinar delves into the analysis PFAS – the “forever chemicals” that are known pose an ever-increasing risk in the environment – using automated TD–GC–MS
