Combining Chemical Testing Techniques to Battle Counterfeit Drugs
Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (SEM/EDS) are often paired together in chemical testing. FTIR analysis is best used in testing organic materials ...
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Mass Spectrometry Discovery May Accelerate Biofuel Development
In 1900, at the World Exhibition in Paris, biofuel pioneer, Rudolf Diesel, demonstrated the first engine to run on peanut ...
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Guide to Headspace Analysis
Imagine, you’re reveling in being at your favorite Italian restaurant as your waitress, Maria, (also your favorite) places before you ...
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Adulterating Products for Economic Gain
A growing problem within organizations in countries like China is the adulteration of products for economic gain. The FDA’s working ...
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FTIR Testing: Pinpointing Sources of Food Contaminants
According to the National Institute of Health, 48 million people in the U.S. get sick from contaminated food each year ...
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FTIR Testing Identifies Unknown Materials
One of the inventors of the early telegraph, Dr. David Alter, a nearly forgotten Pennsylvanian, found a fragment of a ...
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Ion Chromatography: Revving up for a Greener Future
To bring attention to the need for alternative biofuels, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has a new tool to drive ...
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FTIR Analysis for Problem Solving
Sometimes chemical reactions are happening in places you wouldn’t expect, causing problems that weren’t anticipated. Researchers at North Carolina State ...
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GC/MS Discovery: Mayans Used Tobacco
It may not come as a surprise to you that Mayans used tobacco. The history of the Americas depicts Indian ...
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