Category Archives: Dynamic Headspace Sampling

“Can you take a quick look and tell me what’s in this?”

Posted on 11th January 2012 by Ray Perkins

How many times have you been asked that question? Assuming the “what” is a small organic molecule, then GC-MS is the tool that you would probably turn to, but you can easily come to grief with the sample preparation and introduction, … Continue reading →

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My Presentation at the ChromSoc Meeting

Posted on 2nd November 2011 by Ray Perkins

On Wednesday the 9th November 2011, there is a one day meeting; “Advances in GC Technology” at LGC, Runcorn, Cheshire, Organised by The Chromatographic Society and the North West Region of the Analytical Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry. … Continue reading →

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Headspace Analysis – A Summary of Possibilities

Posted on 19th October 2011 by Ray Perkins

Classical Static Headspace analysis works by analysing the vapour above the sample at equilibrium. Doing this gives good quantitative data for volatile constituents, keeps your whole GC or GC-MS perfectly clean and operating reliably with limited sample preparation and enables … Continue reading →

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What Every GC-MS User Should Know About the GERSTEL TDU

Posted on 21st July 2011 by Ray Perkins

Many analysts find that their workload consists of a mixture of the routine and the unpredictable. A GC-MS is a great tool for both kinds of work, but sample preparation can be a problem. Most labs are well equipped for … Continue reading →

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Food Flavour Perception and Detection Seminar – More

Posted on 23rd June 2011 by Ray Perkins

I have to say, in my opinion, this one day seminar, run by RSSL was excellent. I would guess that there were 70-80 delegates and the mix of presentations was both relevant, interesting and biased towards the practical rather than … Continue reading →

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