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This study demonstrates that SIFT-MS provides an alternative procedure to USP<467>.  Because SIFT-MS is inherently a rapid test technique (all sample components are simultaneously analyzed in about one minute per sample), this validated procedure can be used in organizations that require high-throughput testing, providing 17-fold daily throughput increase over GC-FID.

SIFT-MS greatly simplifies formaldehyde detection and quantitation through direct, instantaneous, and sensitive (sub-ppbV) sample ionization, yielding sample throughputs of up to 250+ samples/day.

Quantitative analysis of volatile nitrosamine impurities in drug products is greatly simplified using SIFT-MS and has a three-fold throughput advantage (excluding sample prep benefits) over chromatographic methods.

Combining the power of direct analysis using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFTMS) and GERSTEL automation, headspace analysis of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in water is greatly simplified. This application note demonstrates the linearity and and repeatability achievable with automated SIFT-MS. The sample throughput achievable with SIFTMS is at least three-fold higher than traditional purge-and-trap gas chromatography methods.

Direct mass spectrometry (DMS) techniques struggle to speciate ethylbenzene from the xylene isomers, yet increasingly regulators are imposing different emission and exposure limits for these compounds. This application note describes a significant breakthrough for DMS, because selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) readily achieves direct, real-time speciation of the xylenes from ethylbenzene.

Watch this webinar to learn about some of the key benefits of simple, direct analysis for your samples.

Why automate a direct mass spectrometric technique like SIFT-MS?

In this webinar, we start our six-episode series on automation of SIFT-MS. Join our series presenter, Dr Mark Perkins, a global authority in automated SIFT-MS. In this first episode, Dr Perkins answers the important question: Why Automate Analysis?

In this webinar, we continue our six-episode series on automation of SIFT-MS. Join our series presenter, Dr Mark Perkins, a global authority in automated SIFT-MS. In this second episode, Dr Perkins provides a practical guide to automated static headspace (SH) analysis with SIFT-MS. You will learn how SH-SIFT-MS can address throughput challenges and simplify analysis of chromatographically challenging species.

In this webinar, we continue our six-episode series on automation of SIFT-MS. Join our series presenter, Dr Mark Perkins, a global authority in automated SIFT-MS. In this third episode, Dr Perkins describes the application of SIFT-MS to multiple headspace extraction (MHE).

In this webinar, we continue our six-episode series on automation of SIFT-MS. Join our series presenter, Dr Mark Perkins, a global authority in automated SIFT-MS. In this fourth episode, Dr Perkins describes how simply and rapidly traditional instrument calibration is achieved with the automated SIFT-MS configuration.

Dr Perkins takes us through the attributes that make automated SIFT-MS an excellent tool for routine and R&D laboratories.