Author: Lucidity

We’re running out of chemists…

It seemed like a great idea to ship a chemist out with each GC-FID or LC-UV until they started flying off the shelves.  Now we’re concerned we’re gonna run out of chemists.  But there’s nothing better than having a “chemist in a box” along with your analytical system to help walk you through setup, operation,…
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The Dans are off to New Orleans for the ACS conference!

Your favorite Dans are being packed up and sent to New Orleans!  They’re a little late for Mardi Gras, but they’re just in time for the National Spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in New Orleans from March 17-21, where the theme is Many Flavors of Chemistry.  Catch up with them during the…
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What do Limit of Detection (LOD) and Limit of Quantitation (LOQ) mean?

Prof Dan explains briefly and simply what Limit of Detection and Limit of Quantitation mean, two concepts and terms that are important to understand when preforming chemical analysis with techniques like Gas Chromatography (GC) and Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).

How to do dilutions

Chemist Dan shows you how to perform dilutions in the chemistry lab, which is an important pre analysis step for preparing samples and standards for GC or U/HPLC analysis.

BZK / BAC in hand soaps and body washes

It only seems appropriate during cold and flu season that we do something on soaps and hand sanitizers, and interestingly enough, we have some customers who are analyzing exactly that.  One of the active ingredients our customers are looking for is BZK (Benzalkonium chloride), also known as BAC, BKC, and BAK.  BZK is an antimicrobial…
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How much sample should I put in my Gas Chromatograph?

Professor Dan explains how much sample you should put in your Gas Chromatograph (GC), and how to adjust the amount of sample you’re putting in  

What are calibration curves? Explained simply.

Professor Dan explains calibration curves

Join the movement! See why we’re the preferred choice for many

To kick off 2024, we’d like to share some of the reasons why folks have chosen the Lucidity GC and LC this past year: Easy to use Self-installable Small footprint No gas tanks required for the GC Great / Free support from Lucidity Low cost Transparent pricing (system cost includes everything you need to run…
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