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        In-injector derivatization

For the analysis of polar molecules with GC, derivatization is always needed. Although this step in the whole sample preparation is not difficult, it is time consuming. Therefore automation of derivatisation is very useful to reduce cost and analysis time. In recent years, ATAS GL developed an automated derivatisation procedure for molecules containing acids and/or alcohols. Because of the good performance of the injector and de-activated liners, the whole derivatization procedure can be performed inside the injector. The automated in-injector derivatisation method can be performed without any modification to your GC and no special autosamplers are needed; only an Optic injector is the requirement for fast heating, special available liners and the needed programmable steps. The new in-injector method is nowadays already applied to several applications, for example fatty-acid profiling, analysis of sugar and/or carbohydrates and phenolic acids in food, raw materials and biological materials.

If you want more information about automated derivatization, please contact ATAS GL.

Advantages:

- Allows studying biomaterials and biopolymers by GC
- Fully automated sample preparation
- Very fast and robust
- Low cost
- Not based on complex instrumentation


Examples of applications:

- Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum (using FAMEs)
- Characterization of paint from artwork
- Automated fatty acid profiling of raw algae's
- Metabolic Profiling
- Characterization of biofuels
- Characterization of Lignins (paper industry)
- Characterization of modified celluloses
- Analysis of FAMEs in human serum







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