Boron, naturally present in seawater, is not something you want to be drinking a lot of. Intake per day is approximately 2 mg. For plants, boron levels are critical. Levels above 1 mg/L will destroy many crops including strawberries. Due to the toxic nature of high levels of boron, the...Read More

Looking to make sure you are getting a reliable system for your lab? Don’t just take our word for it. Here are the real life users opinions. Watch what IC Analyst Lledo Altava from Spain and others around the world have to say.  Lledo Altava, IC Analyst at Iproma in...Read More

Seawater naturally contains safe, low ppb, levels of boron. When desalinating, boron can be concentrated to ppm levels. This concentration, while harmless for human ingestion, it highly toxic for a wide range of fruit and vegetables. Ion exclusion provides a simple solution for low-level analysis of boron, as borate, in...Read More

The most common water purification techniques are very efficient in removing biological and heavy metal contamination. The drawback, excessive chlorination can produce high levels of highly carcinogenic chlorinated hydrocarbons.  Similarly, ozonification can lead to high levels of bromate. These highly carcinogenic oxyhalides are defined as disinfection by-products. Disinfection by-products, at...Read More

Are you looking for a more economical alternative for your metal analysis in wine? Light and heavy metals are present in all wine. Ratios vary due to the different soils found in different vineyards. Usually, this would be of alarm. However, metals are important to the production of good wine....Read More

Cooking with yoghurt powder is convenient as it has a longer shelf life than fresh yoghurt, with good solubility. It can be mixed in both hot and cold liquids, and, in both cases, it enhances the texture and flavor of the food products. It also has good binding properties which...Read More

How long does it take you to find the application(s) you need? It will only take you a few seconds when using the lightning fast Application Finder from Metrohm. With its five filter categories — standard, analyte, matrix, industry and method as well as a full text search, it enables...Read More

Particle size and shape analysis of espresso powder and other foodstuffs such as baby formulas Different types of coffee require different fineness: Espresso powder for example is much finer (d50~250μm) than coffee powder used to prepare filtered coffee (d50~500μm). By detecting the real image of individual particles, the result can...Read More

Water determination in margarine by Karl Fischer Margarine was created in the early 1800s as an inexpensive substitute for butter. Early margarines were made from animal fat. In the 1900s, chemists discovered how to harden liquid oils and vegetable oil replacing animal fat. Today, margarine is manufactured through a multi-step...Read More

Iodide in milk by Ion Chromatography Iodine is an important component of human growth. Low levels lead to poor health and mental deficiencies. High levels can be a problem for babies with thyroid issues, thus careful monitoring of milk used for baby formula is required. The current industry standard requires a...Read More

Testing water for beer production Brewing beer requires large amounts of water, which must adhere to strict alkalinity, hardness, and pH parameters to ensure uniformity in flavour and appearance between each batch. Alkalinity is introduced by carbonates and hydroxides in water, which raise and buffer the pH. Hardness, balanced to...Read More

Chloride, nitrate, phosphate, sulfate and citrate in beverages The determination of chloride, nitrate, phosphate, sulfate and citrate in beverages can be achieved reliably using anion chromatography. Metrohm's new entry-level ion chromatograph is the perfect instrument for the analysis of several food and beverage components. Key applications include: Chloride, nitrate, phosphate...Read More