Sample throughput is often a critical bottleneck for thermal desorption tube (TDT) analysis in contract testing and research laboratories. By coupling in-line thermal desorption (TD) with selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS), throughputs of up to 20 tubes per hour can be achieved per instrument. This SPOTLIGHTLIVE event will introduce SIFT-MS and its seamless integration with GERSTEL TD instrumentation. Analytical performance of TD-SIFT-MS will be described in the context of brief case studies from breath research, environmental monitoring, and vehicle interior air quality (VIAQ) analysis.
Learning Objectives
- Learn the fundamentals of the SIFT-MS technique and the benefits of fully integrating thermal desorption
- Observe the throughput gains achievable with SIFT-MS for a variety of routine and research lab applications
- Learn how automated thermal desorption analysis using SIFT-MS provides new application and product insights due to simultaneous desorption and analysis
