Although most chemists take classes in the theory of gas chromatography (GC), they learn operation and troubleshooting mostly through hands-on operation and laboratory lore. Thanks to the World Wide Web,…
Fortunately, the explosion occurred at night and no one was present in the laboratory when a small steel compressed gas lecture bottle ruptured violently, destroying the hood it was stored…
Sorption describes the actions of absorption and adsorption - desorption is the opposite of sorption. Adsorption and absorption are important processes that occur in chemistry and biology. It is important…
Scientists identify the molecules that make our clothes smell Dirty laundry smells bad because of certain chemicals called volatile organic compounds, which can’t always be washed out on an eco-friendly…
Fig 1: PG Instruments T80+ UV-Visible Spectrophotometer. UV-VISIBLE SPECTROPHOTOMETER A spectrophotometer is an instrument that measures the amount of light absorbed by a sample. The use of spectrophotometer is based…
While no company would ever put profits ahead of the safety and satisfaction of its customers, tension does exist in some companies when labs are viewed as impediments to increased…
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, AAS is used to measure the concentration of a specific element, in a given sample. In an AAS, the sample is atomized and a beam of electromagnetic…
The Flame Ionization Detector (FID) is the most widely and successfully used gas chromatographic (GC) detector for analyzing volatile hydrocarbons and many carbon containing compounds. It is highly reliable, provides…
There is no gainsaying that quality laboratory equipment is imperative to the optimal running of any laboratory. The costs of not using quality laboratory equipment includes but not limited to…