Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are under growing scrutiny due to their widespread environmental presence and significant potential impact on human health. This extensive group of chemicals, known for their persistence and bioaccumulative properties, is found in a variety of common products, including non-stick cookware, water-resistant textiles, and industrial applications. With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
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What is Outgassing?
Here is what you should know about outgassing, including how it happens, why it can be an issue, and how you can understand and control it.
The Most Important Food Quality Testing Techniques Used Today
Learn how Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry work and how they’re applied in food quality assurance.
How GC/MS is Used to Determine Essential Oil Purity
Purity testing is a necessary step of the manufacture and sale of all essential oils. Given the complex composition of essential oils, it can be challenging to separate, isolate, and analyze its make up.
What is Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry?
Gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis, or GC/MS analysis, is one of the most commonly used and requested analytical techniques. It is used in quality assurance and product testing procedures in a wide variety of industries. Here is what you should know about GC/MS: How it works, what it’s used for, and how it might benefit […]
How GC/MS Testing Works and How It Solves Problems
Gas chromatography mass spectrometry separates, identifies, and quantifies components of a sample. This is just a few examples of the problems it can solve.
TGA Analysis: What, How and Why
With the right kind of scientific analysis, you can determine what’s causing the failure. The mystery of the cracking plastic components is just one use case for a material analysis technique called thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), also known as thermal gravimetric, thermal gravitational analysis, thermal gravimetric analysis, or TGA.
A Beginner’s Guide: How to Interpret Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Results
Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis is an effective testing and troubleshooting tool for many manufacturers across industries, helping identify and quantify the materials that make up a sample or uncover contaminants that impact product quality. But when it comes to making sense of GC/MS analysis results, you may wonder how to read a gas […]
What’s That Smell? The Chemistry Behind the Seasonal Scent of Frankincense
From fresh pine to warm cinnamon, the holiday season is filled with delicious and memory-evoking scents. But perhaps one of the most iconic of Christmastime smells is that of frankincense. Oftentimes described as a sweet and woody scent with notes of lemon, frankincense is an aromatic resin that’s extracted from the bark of Boswellia trees. […]
Unraveling the Scent: How Perfume Makers Use GC/MS Analysis
From product development to quality control, discover how perfume makers use GC/MS to perfect their fragrances.
