CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES: TITRATION
Anyone who’s studied chemistry will be overly familiar with titrations. It’s an analytical technique that can be used to find the concentration of a solution (the amount of a solute dissolved…
Dust and Noise in the Lab, Part 1: Can Better Testing Equipment Help?
Safer working conditions have a way of developing over time as we become more knowledgeable. Remember this famous photograph from the 1930s of ironworkers eating lunch? No hardhats. No fall protection systems.…
9 TIPS FOR MANAGING NOISE IN LABORATORIES
Exposure to noise in the laboratory can lead to irreversible hearing damage. According to the HSE, around 20,000 working people in the UK suffer from Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) that…
UNEXPECTED WAYS YOU ARE LOSING MONEY AT YOUR LAB
Are you a laboratory owner? So what is the core benefit you want when you are running a lab business? Isn’t the answer ‘money’? Revenue and Profits are the core…
How to make your test sieve last longer?
Test sieves will perform accurately for many years with proper care and maintenance. To make your test sieves last longer, you need to carry out cleaning carefully and use the…
HPLC Mobile Phases – 10 bad habits to avoid
1. Measuring the pH of the mobile phase after the organic has been added pH meters are calibrated to give the correct pH readback in aqueous solution – the buffers…
The LCGC Blog: Buffers and Eluent Additives for HPLC and HPLC–MS Method Development
Jun 05, 2019 By Tony Taylor Modern HPLC method development is dominated by a small number of pH adjusting reagents and buffers that are prevalent even when the method uses…
Gas management system for Gas chromatography laboratory and importance of changing filters regularly.
A clean gas stream is critical to the quality of your GC analysis and the reliability of your analytical results. Carrier gas must contain less than 1 ppm of oxygen,…
Sustainability in the Workplace: How to Reduce the Use of Plastic
With the environment now a focal point across the country, all manner of businesses are stepping up efforts to reduce the use of harmful plastics. Whether it’s museums, offices, schools…
MAINTAINING A FLAME IONIZATION DETECTOR: WHEN AND HOW TO CLEAN
Noisy chromatograms, random spikes, and poor detector sensitivity are symptoms of a dirty FID — a common problem in gas chromatography. You will consistently obtain better chromatograms and reduce instrument…
Know Your Sample: Size Matters
BY: Douglas E. Raynie Over the past several years, there has been a trend toward preparing increasingly smaller samples. In many cases, this approach was taken to demonstrate that extractions…
Lab Safety Rules and Guidelines
Having a strong set of overall laboratory safety rules is essential to avoiding disasters in the lab. Laboratories recently scoured the safety policies of several laboratories to determine some of the most…
Maximize Performance and Minimize Maintenance with Genuine Agilent LC Spares
Introduction Regular replacement of crucial parts can help keep your HPLC systems at optimum performance, reduce system downtime and repair costs, as well as extend your instrument’s life time. However,…
Best Practice for Identifying Leaks in GC and GC/MS Systems (Part 2)
CONCLUDING PART Checking GC Connections Checking all fittings for leaks immediately after installation, maintenance, and periodically while in use is an excellent practice. A handheld electronic detector capable of detecting…