The Column-05-18-2011

Gyula Vigh, professor of chemistry and holder of the Gradipore Chair of Separation Science at Texas A&M University, has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Hungarian Society for Separation Sciences (HSSS) Halász Medal Award recognizing research excellence in the separation sciences.

The N-methylcarbamates and the N-methylcarbamoximes are among the most widely used pesticides in agriculture. Dionex has announced an improved HPLC method for the determination of these chemicals.

Researchers in Japan have found a way to separate nanometre-sized particles in a water-filled capillary using a laser-induced shockwave.

Unlike wine and whisky, beer tastes best when consumed fresh. After 6-12 months in storage, beer develops an unpleasant, bitter aftertaste. A study to identify the key substances that cause this bitter taste has been published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

The interactive charting capabilities provide chemists with powerful new tools for analysing chromatography data more efficiently.

Incognito draws similarities between advances in car technology and HPLC systems. Better end products have come at the cost of knowledge about how it actually works and can be maintained.

Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography is a powerful technology for separating complex samples and therefore is well suited for non-targeted analysis.