Tag: Lucidity GC-FID

Nicotine Sample Method

Nicotine in vaping e-liquid sample in methanol System Parameters Lucidity GC-FID Conditions Carrier Hydrogen Control Pressure Flow 2.0 mL/min Split ratio 10:1 Column MXT-5 30 m x 0.25 mm, 0.25 um Injector 250 ℃ FID 250 ℃ Oven Program Rate Temperature Hold Time   35 ℃ 0 min 11 ℃/min 250 ℃ 4.0 min For…
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What do you call a wookiee who uses nicotine? A Chewbacco!

The Analysis of Nicotine in Vape Refilling Solutions By: Lucidity       The electronic cigarette industry has really taken off within the past two decades. The first commercially successful e-cigarette was created in 2003 by Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik, as an alternative to conventional smoking. These devices come in nicotine or nicotine free options.…
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Need to be CFR compliant? We got your back.

In a lot of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical environments in particular, there is a need to be “CFR compliant”, which usually refers to being in compliance with 21 CFR Part 11.  Some organizations have this need and others don’t.  For the ones that do, we are happy to let you know that our systems can now…
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Lucidity GC-FID recognized as one of the top innovations of 2022

Very excited and honored to have our work included as one of the top analytical innovations for 2022! Thank you to The Analytical Scientist, thank to all the people who had a voice in this, thank you to all of our fantastic customers and collaborators, and thank you to all of our team members who…
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Who’s this guy in my GC ???

We’ve all been there before. You go to do that one thing on your GC that that person showed you during the installation and training, but you can’t remember how the heck to do it! Or your GC has arrived, and you’re so excited to get it up and running, but the installation and training…
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Is your GC okay? The Lucidity GC tells you if it’s not…

We’ve talked in a previous post about how you know whether your sample is matching reference runs previously generated from that or similar samples, but how do you determine whether it’s an issue with the analyzer or an issue with the sample…? Here’s how. Your Lucidity GC-FID ships with a Check Standard and a Starter…
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How do you know if you’re getting good results from your GC?

New Feature: Reference Results We’ve added a great new feature to our GC and LC software, and that’s the ability to create Reference Results.  In many cases our customers are analyzing the same thing day in and day out with the purpose of confirming that certain compounds are present or that certain compounds are not,…
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GC-FID App Note – Analysis of Vanillin by GC-FID

Abstract The Lucidity miniGC was used to analyze imitation vanilla extract, pure vanilla extract, and the extract of a whole vanilla bean pod which was extracted using the CEM EDGE Automated Extraction System. A calibration curve of the primary flavor component of vanilla, vanillin, was constructed and the vanillin content of all samples was calculated.…
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GC-FID Method – Essential Oils

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GC-FID Method – Fuel & Oil

Contact us for a digital copy of the method that can be imported directly into the Methods library in your miniGC