Day: October 3, 2024

Lucidity goes into the field to test machinery oil

Recently we became aware of an interesting and very popular GC-FID application.  Users of heavy machinery regularly send out samples of their engine oil to monitor the performance and status of their machinery, and there are specialty labs all over that specialize in the testing of this oil via GC-FID.   With Gulf Coast Conference…
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DEET analysis in bug sprays

Tis the season for spraying DEET in our faces to make sure we don’t get eaten alive by bugs! DEET, or N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, is one of the most widely used active ingredients in bug sprays.  It was developed by the US Army for this purpose in 1946 and made available to the public in 1957.  There…
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