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GC-Cold EIMS-VUV Analysis of Fentanyl Analogues

The GWU Forensics team published in the Journal of Chromatography A an article on utilizing GC, MS and VUV technologies in tandem to analyze fentanyl analogues,…

Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy as a New Tool for GC Analysis of Terpenes in Flavors & Fragrances

Alex Hodgson's official publication with the Journal of AOAC International on analyzing terpenes in Flavors & Fragrances using GC-VUV spectroscopy.

A Sticky Situation…

Ryan Schonert

Ryan Schonert runs forensics tests on tape adhesives to determine if their chemical characteristics were different enough to aide in the prosecution of a crime, using…

Keep Your Fuel Streams from “Diene” with VUV – Part 3.5

Alex Hodgson, VUV Analytics

Bonus blog! Just when you thought Alex Hodgson was done talking about conjugated diolefins…

Direct Analysis of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Purified Mineral Oils for Foods & Cosmetics Applications with GC-VUV

Journal of Chromatography A

Dr. Hans-Gerd Janssen demonstrates the differences when measuring aromatics in mineral oil samples with GC-VUV versus the traditional methods NPLC-GC-FID and SPE-GC-FID for sensitivity and repeatability.

Keep Your Fuel Streams from “Diene” with VUV – Part 3

Alex Hodgson, VUV Analytics

In the final post of the series, Alex Hodgson explains how to make the derivatization method will work with GC-VUV.

Screening Your Coffee for Furan with GC-VUV

James Diekmann, VUV Analytics

James Diekmann explains how he used the HS-GC-VUV technology to identify the toxic compound furan in coffee.

Keep Your Fuel Streams from “Diene” with VUV Part 2

Alex Hodgson, VUV Analytics

In the second of his 3 part series, Alex Hodgson explains how GC-VUV is useful to find conjugated diolefins (CDOs) using ASTM D8071.

VUV versus PDA Detectors – What’s the Difference?

Ryan Schonert

Ryan Schonert explains the difference between the GC-VUV Detector and Photodiode Array Detectors (PDA) using molecular spectroscopy.