How much can you save with automated sample preparation? In an exclusive white paper, Brad Meadow reports how BSK Labs meets common challenges such as comprehensive sample preparation using automated inline techniques. Such techniques with automated Inline Ultrafiltration being the most important have helped BSK labs save more than USD 30,000...Read More

A faultless and comparable analysis is closely linked to an accurate sample handling. Only a sample representative of the initial material can provide meaningful analysis results. Rotating dividers and rotary tube dividers are an important means to ensure the representativeness of a sample and thus the reproducibility of the analysis....Read More

Corrosion – a universal problem Corrosion is one of the main issues petrochemical industry has to tackle. Corrosion degrades the mechanical properties of metal surfaces, lowering their performances. Pipelines, for example, are affected by corrosion induced by environment around them, such as oil, hot temperatures, seawater and microbes. It has...Read More

The shelf life of foods and beverages depends to a great extent on the packaging material. Metals are ideally suited for this purpose, as they can be coated with different passivating food-grade layers. Nethertheless, electrochemical measurements such as impedance spectroscopy (EIS) are required to monitor the integrity of the sealing...Read More

Recent advances in IC applications make it a must for pharmaceutical solutions. Pharmaceutical manufacturing and solution analysis has always been a stronghold of HPLC instrumentation. While HPLC is still the most common technique seen in pharmaceutical laboratories, Ion Chromatography, as a sub-section of liquid chromatography is becoming a very important...Read More

Every advance in technology brings about new challenges. This is no different with the take-up of lithium batteries for solar-battery systems around the home, power storage farms or for electric cars. The strong demand for lithium-based batteries has led to lithium mining and processing growing at a rapid rate. Initially...Read More

Improve the analytical range of your MS and ICP/MS with an IC for speciation. Mass spectrometers and ICP/MS instruments provide trace level analysis of a wide range of metals and components. The limitation of these techniques arrives when analysing oxidation states of metals or compounds. The addition of ion chromatography...Read More

Health and safety pressures are motivating the gold mining industry to develop a substitute to cyanide leaching processes. The drive is mainly based on the high toxicity of cyanide. The chemistry involved in the thiosulfate leaching process is more complex and less robust than the cyanide leaching process. It is,...Read More

To determine deficiencies in intestinal permeability, the lactulose/rhamnose (L/R) intestinal permeability test is widely used. This barrier function test is based on the comparison of intestinal permeation of a larger molecule with that of a smaller molecule by measuring the ratio of these molecules in the blood serum. The two...Read More

The exploration and processing of lithium ores is gaining importance with the growing demand for lithium hydroxide. Lithium hydroxide is a key component in the manufacturing of rechargeable batteries for use in various applications including electric vehicles, home storage systems, power tools and consumer electronics. To ensure the efficiency for...Read More

The aim is to set up a fully automated system to monitor the main inorganic components in brine for the production of salt extracted from the sea by solar evaporation. Brine management is critical for controlling and maintaining the quality of brine at each stage of production. The first stage...Read More

The objective of this study was to develop and validate a fast and reliable method for the quantification of low-level iodide in milk. Limited sample preparation requirements was an additional desire to ensure short turnaround time for results. Many of the analytical techniques such as IC and ICP require purification...Read More