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Application Data from Recent Oil Spill to Help Determine the Environmental Impact
 13 Aug 2010: LECO has released a new application note highlighting the analysis of two petroleum samples obtained from the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Using a Pegasus® 4D GCxGC-TOFMS with GERSTEL autosampler and ChromaTOF® software, the analyst was able to resolve and identify an unprecedented number of individual components in a single analysis for the ultimate in high throughput.
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Analysis of Samples from the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill by GCxGC-TOFMS
20 Jul 2010: The recent oil spill off the coast of Louisiana, in the Gulf of Mexico, is the largest oil spill in US history. The ability to identify the chemical make-up oil samples from this spill will be an important tool utilized by those responding to this event. This application note demonstrates the ability of LECO's Pegasus 4D GCxGC-TOFMS system to identify a large number of components in a single analysis.
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New ChromaTOF® Software Version Now Available
 08 Mar 2010: LECO Corporation announces the release of ChromaTOF version 4.30, the exclusive operating software for its Separation Science instrumentation. In addition to the same renowned functionality and time-saving features of previous software versions, ChromaTOF 4.30 offers an improved user interface, the option of defining user permissions, and the ability to perform variable modulation.
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LECO to Feature Instrumentation for Macro Nitrogen/Protein Samples at Pittcon 2010
 22 Feb 2010: Stop by Booth 1521 and see the latest innovations from LECO. On display this year will be the TruMac™ N Macro Determinator, perfect for analyzing Nitrogen/Protein samples up to 3 grams in as little as 4 minutes. There will also be Monday afternoon poster session, where the poster Combustion Nitrogen/Protein Determination in Food Matrices Using a Macro Sample Mass, will be presented.
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LECO Separation e-Seminars To Begin September 10
02 Sep 2009: LECO Corporation has introduced a series of Separation Science e-Seminars for fall 2009 designed to give scientists information on several new chromatographic techniques. The first e-Seminar in the series, GCxGC—Theory, Practice, and Optimization, will be held September 10. This 60-minute presentation will highlight advantages and challenges of the technique, targeted applications work, and method optimization.
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LECO Fall e-Seminars To Begin September 10
01 Sep 2009: LECO Corporation has introduced a series of Separation Science e-Seminars for fall 2009 designed to give scientists information on several new chromatographic techniques. The first e-Seminar in the series, GCxGC—Theory, Practice, and Optimization, will be held September 10.
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Using the Statistical Compare and Fisher Ratio ChromaTOF Features to Define Variance in the Small Metabolite Profile of Diabetic Versus Non-Diabetic Urine by GCxGC-TOFMS
31 Jul 2009: In this paper by Leco, Statistical Compare is utilized to define the small metabolite profile with potentially significant class differences between trimethylsilyl (TMS) derivatized urine from diabetic and non-diabetic subjects analyzed by GCxGC-TOFMS. The results demonstrate significantly increased analytical performance is achieved by utilizing comprehensive multidimensional gas chromatography coupled with TOFMS for the characterization of small molecule metabolite profiles.
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Comparison of Two Beer Samples by GCxGC-TOFMS COMPARE Feature
27 Jul 2009: In this study, measurements were made with a LECO Pegasus 4D GCxGC-TOFMS system. The objective is to identify variations in twenty targeted compounds between the two samples of beer, one cold and the other at an elevated temperature.
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Evaluation of PDMS-Based Extraction Techniques and GC-TOFMS for Off-Flavor Chemicals in Beer
27 Jul 2009: This application note descibes the development of a solventless analytical method for studying off-flavor development in beer that is quantitative, relatively simple to perform, and capable of extracting a wide array of potentially significant flavorcompounds from beer at low ppb levels.
LECO Corp.
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Determination of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters by GCxGC-TOFMS
27 Jul 2009: Composition of fatty acids is an important factor influencing the nutritional value of food products. In this note, comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC) has been applied for the analysis of fatty acids methyl esters. In GCxGC, two columns of different selectivity are connected via a modulator.
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