Innovation Showcase
Select-eV – Variable-energy electron ionisation technology for GC–MS
Select-eV allows GC–MS users to vary electron ionisation energies from 70 to 10 eV without loss of sensitivity.
Select-eV breaks new ground by allowing electron ionisation (EI) energies to be reduced on a sliding scale from 70 eV to 10 eV, simply by changing a parameter in the software method. Previous attempts to develop soft EI have suffered from dramatic sensitivity losses, making them all but unusable, but the innovative design of the Select-eV ion source allows sensitivity to be maintained or even enhanced.
As a result, Select-eV provides both conventional full-fragmentation 70 eV mass spectra for easy library-matching, and repeatable ‘soft-ionisation’ spectra exhibiting reduced fragmentation and an enhanced molecular ion. All this is achieved while avoiding the inconvenience of conventional soft-ionisation technologies, such as using reagent gases and exchanging ion sources.
These features make Select-eV a valuable and convenient tool for providing enhanced confidence in compound identity across many GC–MS applications, and especially for distinguishing between compounds with similar spectra at 70 eV.
Markes International is a manufacturer of thermal desorption instrumentation and time-of-flight mass spectrometers for the detection of trace-level VOCs and SVOCs.
IonBench MS: Dedicated Benches for Mass Spectrometry
IonBench is sturdy, movable, and includes a ventilated sound suppressing enclosure, anti-vibration control, storage drawers, computer fixtures, and more.
IonBench MS enclosures provide:
- Sound suppression of 15 dBA, a 75% sound reduction.
- Accommodation for up to three vacuum pumps.
- Aggressive ventilation to avoid overheating.
- Audiovisual overheat alarm.
System footprint is reduced up to 30% with additional space saving features, including integration of vacuum pumps.
Other options eliminate a computer desk. On heavy duty solid lockable casters, IonBench may be close to the wall, yet unlocked for safe, easy relocation.
A vibration free work surface is demanded by mass spectrometer manufacturers. The patented IonBench solution?
Dampening springs in the enclosure deliver a 99% reduction in vibration.
IonBench LC: Elevator Benches for HPLC/UPLC
IonBench LC is a unique table that provides safe and easy access to the top of tall stacked HPLC/UPLC systems.
IonBench LC provides:
- Vertical resolution within 1 millimeter.
- Three position memory.
- Accommodation for any weight and size of HPLC.
- Electrically powered raising or lowering by 30 cm.
- Lockable casters for safe transport and positioning.
- Stable base to eliminate tipping risk.
IonBench LC elevator benches solve the safety dilemma of stacked HPLC/UHPLC systems. These systems are so tall they are challenging to operate safely.
Constructed of chemically resistant materials, IonBench also has sturdy support columns to provide outstanding weight capacity.
Options include solvent waste container, eight power outlets, and in some models, computer fixtures.
IonBench is based in Joigny, France. The company was founded in 2009. Products are distributed worldwide by outstanding distributors, especially in North America.
ACQUITY QDa Detector
Separate beyond question by bringing the power of mass detection to your chromatographic analysis.
Now there’s an easy way to add mass detection information to your separations. The Waters ACQUITY QDa Detector has been designed as a synergistic element of your chromatography system. Compact, robust, and requiring few sample-specific adjustments, it seamlessly integrates with Waters’ LC, UPLC®, UPC2®, and purification systems to give you more complete separation characterization.
The complimentary mass data provided by the ACQUITY QDa adds certainty to your analysis, giving you more confidence in your results. You can immediately confirm compound identities and identify co-elutions, enabling you to reduce method development times. By enhancing the analytical value of your experiments with the ACQUITY QDa Detector, you minimize the need to perform additional time consuming experiments at the cost of productivity.
The accessible and intuitive design of the ACQUITY QDa Detector gives you the additional mass data you need without the complexity of traditional mass spectrometry.
Waters creates business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations by delivering practical and sustainable scientific innovation to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.
Kromasil EternityXT, UHPLC/HPLC columns designed for extended lifetime
Kromasil EternityXT UHPLC/HPLC columns are packed with AkzoNobel’s state-of-the-art mechanically and chemically stable phases, for first-rate separations and isolations up to pH 12.
Under harsh environments, a unique protective structure is required for survival. Kromasil EternityXT UHPLC/HPLC columns are packed with a unique organic/inorganic reinforced silica media that gives these columns an extended advantage under conditions where ordinary silica-based columns would rapidly degrade. It’s the EternityXT platform that gives the stationary phases their distinctive resistance to a wider range of pH as well as tolerance to high concentrations of NaOH.
With stationary phase material in particle sizes from 1.8 to 10 µm, you have the flexibility to design and validate analytical methods at the UHPLC/HPLC scale and transfer them seamlessly through your organization to QC, process development, and production.
The EternityXT family of columns is targeted for you to develop and apply methods with confidence in the areas of pharmaceutical and biotechnology, the food and beverage sector as well as clinical and environmental markets.
Kromasil, a brand of AkzoNobel, the largest global paint and coatings company and major producer of specialty chemicals. With 50 000 people in over 80 countries, we are committed to sustainability and delivering leading products and technologies.
