December  2011   

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Greetings!

 

In this December News Edition we're ready for the long holiday weekend! We're now closed until Tuesday December 27 for the holiday break. 

 

 
We celebrated our fourth and final International Year of Chemistry Cape Cod Science Cafe earlier this month. This event focused on hands-on experiments for kids and drew over 150 people! Here is Jack's blog post about it.

Our local newspaper wrote a nice piece on this event. Read it here.

 

Additionally the Cape Cod Times columnist, Sean Gonsalves wrote about Jack and I in his column after meeting with us at our facility.

 

Based on the level of interest and willingness both of  local chemists and residents to participate, we have decided to continue this program beyond the International Year of Chemistry. Mini-grant funding for our Cape Cod Science Cafe program has been reserved in the 2012 budget of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society. We have also made many valuable local connections with organizations, schools and colleges wishing to either host or sponsor our upcoming Cape Cod Science Cafes! We're looking forward to celebrating chemistry in 2012!    

FEATURED PRODUCT:  Model 322 LOW COST, COMPACT LAB GC

We have been involved in the laboratory GC market since 1976 when Jack Driscoll introduced the gas chromatography-based photoionization detector as an OEM product. Our first lab GC product line was brought to manufacture in 1984: the Model 300 Series compact lab GC's (Model 301/321).

The 300 series were designed with a small footprint and ideal for dedicated applications. We still service and support these rugged systems pictured below that were produced in the early 1990's. Click here to read the blog post about this particular application aboard the Research Vessel Knorr.

Our replacement Model 322 is easy to use with included Peakworks software accessed via USB port connected to a laptop or desktop.

Model 322 SPECIFICATIONS 
 
Detectors: Choose up to two
Photoionization detector (PID), Flame ionization detector (FID), Thermal conductivity detector (TCD), Flame photometric detector (FPD), Far UV absorbance (FUV) detector, Catalytic combustion detector (CCD)
Species measured:
PID & FID: Organics (VOCs by PID or FID) and inorganic species (H2S, NH3, AsH3... ) that can be ionized by the PID lamp (9.5, 10.6 or 11.7 eV)
TCD: Universal detector- fixed gases (O2, N2, CO...), organic and inorganic compounds, very sensitive for H2, He, Xe
FPD: Selective response for S or P compounds
Far UV: Nearly universal response for organic and inorganic compounds
CCD: Combustible compounds such as hydrocarbons  
Detection Limit:
PID- 0.5 ppb benzene   
FID- 50 ppb benzene
TCD- H2- 10 ppm; O2 150 ppm
Precision:
+/- 1-2% of reading  
Response time: 
Depends on retention times  
Sample flow rate:
> 0.5 LPM   
 
Injection:
On-column syringe injection or automatic with 6 port gas valve (optional)  
Span Drift:
< 1% over 24 hours  
Zero Drift:
NA- autozero on each run  
Dimensions:
enclosure - 9.5'' W x 11.5''H x +16 ''D
Weight:
Steel case - 17.5 pounds
Instrument operating conditions:
5-40 degrees C, 0-95% RH (non-condensing)

For detailed information on this product click here for the brochure. 

To request a quotation, email Jack
I thank you for taking the time to read my E-Newlsetter today and hope that I provided some useful information. Please keep us in mind for upcoming monitoring projects.
 

Sincerely,  

Jennifer Maclachlan, Managing Director, PID Analyzers, LLC