12 Environmental Analysis New Workhorse Mass Spectrometer for Routine Quantitation and Screening
AB SCIEX (USA), manufacturer of life science analytical technologies, today announced the introduction of the AB SCIEX 4500 series, which is next-generation, mass spectrometry instrumentation that sets a new benchmark for routine quantitation and screening. The AB SCIEX TripleQuad 4500 System is a new triple quadrupole system that delivers 10x better sensitivity over competitive triple quadrupole systems in the same mid-level class.
This new system from AB SCIEX was developed based on feedback from top scientists and application experts in analytical science that led to intelligently re-engineering the company’s existing API 4000, which is the best-selling LC/MS/MS system in history. The new AB SCIEX 4500 system is designed to be the new ‘workhorse’ mass spectrometer with industry-leading ruggedness.
AB SCIEX is also delivering the 4500 system with the option of QTRAP technology, which is recognised as delivering the world’s leading solution for simultaneous quantitation and library searching. The proprietary QTRAP system increases full-scan sensitivity by 100x over basic triple quadrupoles by incorporating the world’s most sensitive Linear Accelerator Trap, providing unmatched levels of confidence in results for screening applications.
“AB SCIEX extends its technology leadership in the mass spectrometry industry once again,” said Rainer Blair, President of AB SCIEX. “AB SCIEX has introduced the industry’s most rugged mass spectrometry platform with the best combination of sensitivity and performance for reliable quantitation and simultaneous library searching. The AB SCIEX 4500 series is truly best in class for analytical scientists who need a dependable LC/MS/MS workhorse system to deliver results they can trust hour after hour and day after day.”
To simplify the adoption of this next generation of LC/MS/MS technology, AB SCIEX unveiled today new bundled solution packages called AB SCIEX Accelerated Lab Integration Packages. These packages consist of not only the mass spectrometer, but also the standards, software, training, validation services and a liquid chromatography (LC) system, including the new Eksigent ekspert ultra 100 and 100-XL systems. These ekspert LC systems are analytical flow rate LC systems.
With the new 4500 series, the new LC systems and the Accelerated Lab Integration packages, scientists and laboratory analysts are able to significantly improve results for a variety of applications, including food and environmental contamination analysis, clinical research, forensic toxicology, protein identification, peptide quantitation and bioanalysis.
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Spectro Analytical Instruments (Germany), manufacturer of analytical instruments for optical emission and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, announced the Spectroblue, its latest inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES).
“Spectroblue was designed specifically to set new levels of performance for routine laboratory analysis. The highly versatile instrument will find application wherever stability, uninterrupted operation and throughput are as important as sensitivity and resolution”, notes Olaf Schulz, Product Manager ICP-OES. “Reliability and high sample throughput, combined with high sensitivity and an exceptional price-performance ratio, make this instrument the perfect solution for environmental laboratories.”
“Spectroblue is particularly suited to the routine analysis of environmental samples, such as water, soil, sludge and filter dust,” he adds. “Ease of use and adherence to international norms are especially important to this market. The factory-installed methods for many environmental applications available with Spectroblue, along with Spectro’s U.S. EPA-compliant sample
logic, make it easy for laboratories to adopt this instrument and benefit from the many advantages it offers”
Sensitivity can be of paramount importance in environmental analysis, and Spectro’s new axial OPI-AIR interface offers sub-parts-per-billion detection – up to six times lower than that achievable with a conventional radial observation system - while eliminating the matrix effects typically associated with this technique.
Furthermore the OPI-AIR interface finally rids ICP-OES spectrometers of the need for external refrigeration and liquid cooling systems. The entire instrument, generator and interface are now air cooled, reducing both capital and running costs. The new design, however, does more than just save costs. By using bayonet mounts, all sample introduction components now can easily be replaced or removed for cleaning without the need for complex realignment or re-optimisation.
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For those not needing the ultimate in sensitivity, Spectro’s SPI (Side-on Plasma Interface) provides linearity up to nine orders of magnitude as well as additional accuracy and precision at higher concentrations while maintaining high UV performance.
Spectroblue’s sealed optical system and unique UV-Plus feature ensure excellent long-term stability while eliminating costly consumable purge gases. The savings achieved can amount to a third of the instrument’s initial purchase price over the lifetime of the instrument.
Spectroblue is equipped with Spectro’s proprietary Smart Analyser Vision software, whose adaptable interface makes it easy for users of all experience levels to take full advantage of the instrument’s simplified operation and unique analytical capabilities.
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New SafetyCap Improves Accuracy, Safety and Environmental Contamination Levels for HPLC Users
Whilst operating a HPLC, there are numerous possible errors that can have an impact on analysis results as well as creating risks to health and environmental hazards. Insufficiently sealed containers for solvents and waste fluids have been identified as the main reason for solvent evaporation and contamination of HPLC systems, creating dangers to both health and environment.
Current safety regulations, in European laboratories, specify the maximum workspace concentration of harmful substances in the ambient air. European laboratory operators are annually spending 5.3 billion euros (5,317,578,000) on energy costs, mainly for room ventilation and fume cupboards (according to a 2011 research of the European Association of Sustainable Laboratories).
A further adverse effect of evaporating solvents to the accuracy and reliability of HPLC can be observed in many cases: when using organic solvent mixtures in the mobile phase, some components are evaporating quicker than others. This leads to an unavoidable change of the mixing ratio, causing noticeable falsification of the analysis results. Contaminants and pollution from the ambient air can also get into the system, thus creating inaccuracies for the chromatogram.
Seeking a more cost-efficient and flexible solution, without the need to spend a fortune on expensive installations, many leading European laboratories have entrustedS.C.A.T. Europe(Germany) with developing a safety system for solvent containment. The SafetyCap system keeps the solvent line safely locked, from the containment unit over the HPLC system to the disposal container, thus collecting and blocking hazardous solvent vapours. At the same time, the mobile phase remains clean and free of contamination.
This way, solvent loss and mixture changes caused by evaporation can be successfully avoided. Constant retention times in the chromatogram lead to accurate and error-free identification of the analysed substances. The filter and valve system allows air interchange while preventing vapours and toxic substances from evaporation into the ambient air.
According to a current research of the Fresenius Institute, hazardous emissions and solvent loss can be significantly reduced by installing S.C.A.T. safety closures in HPLC laboratories. In addition to more safety for laboratory personnel and environment, this cost-efficient investment is also being judged as a measure of sustainable quality assurance.
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