To prepare for Gulf Coast Conference we put oil through the GC-FID to run ASTM D7593 and let me tell you the results were interesting, so… We gassed up! And are ready to head out to Galveston, Texas for Gulf Coast Conference 2024! Be sure to stop by booth number 122 to…
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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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Limited time only! Insane Iversen has the deal for you!! Get your whole lab chromatographied!! My man Dan can make it happen! Don’t be the only chemist who doesn’t have the coolest lab equipment around!!
Last week, the GC-FID tried some sour candy to test for citric acid. This week the LC-UV gets to try some orange and lime juices to also test for citric acid. Citric acid is what give citrus fruits their tart taste and was first found by chemist Carl Scheele, who crystalized it from lemon juice…
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Citric acid is a weak, colorless organic acid. The main sources of citric acid are citrus fruits such as limes and lemons, and due to this many people confuse citric acid and vitamin C. Citric acid is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle or Krebs cycle, an important process in the body to get…
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Dan discusses different types of HPLC autosamplers, how they work, and some of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. He even takes us in the lab to show us how the different parts of the Lucidity LC and how it works.
How frustrating is it to order a product and not get everything needed to operate the product? A toy that your kid is excited to play with, but they open it and there’s no batteries! What if you ordered a car, you showed up to pick it up, and it had no wheels on it? …
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Welp, after a long drive up into the Rockies with their trusty mini truck, the Dans arrived in Denver for the Fall ACS show. And boy was it worth it. We had another fantastic show with more than 100 people stopping by the booth, which meant the show was a smashing success. We managed to…
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Decades after Lloyd and Harry made their epic journey to Colorado, we find our heroes Dan and Dan replicating their journey with only their trusty mini truck to help them haul all the cool Lucidity products to the show to share with thousands of chemists at the Fall ACS show in Denver from Aug 18-22. …
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Well, miniature ones actually. But don’t fret, these miniature GCs still have the same cool look as the full sized Lucidity GCs, and they have the blue lights everyone loves as well! These little guys also come with their own cool boxes so they can be safely transported from one location to another like their…
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