Improvements for the analysis of very volatile organic compounds (VVOC) using static and dynamic headspace

Purge & Trap technology is often used to achieve the legal detection limits of volatile and very volatile organic compounds in water samples. Especially in case of water intended for human consumption, the regulatory requirements are particularly stringent. When dealing with more complex matrices, headspace analysis offers a much cleaner approach compared to purging the sample. However, sensitivity could be limited without a suitable enrichment of the analytes before injection.

The technological developments in recent years on new headspace extraction/enrichment techniques, such as ITEX (In Tube Extraction), makes possible to achieve low detection limits for volatiles with a clean sampling approach, without purging. Different adsorbents can be used for ITEX depending on the analytical demand. Additionally, a suitable refocusing before transferring the sample into the chromatography column, provides narrow peaks, better signal-to-noise and enhanced sensitivity especially for very volatile organic compounds (VVOCs). This webinar gives an insight of the available technology along with various examples from a routine laboratory.

Who should attend:

• Laboratory manager of environmental testing laboratories
• Analysts who have to detect trace levels of VOCs and VVOCs in water
• Analysts looking for a clean and sensitive sampling techniques for VOCs and VVOCs in water

Presenter: Daniela Cavagnino (Product Marketing Manager, GC & Autosampler, Thermo Fisher Scientific)

Dr. Daniela Cavagnino received a Master Degree in Chemistry at the University of Milan, Italy. She started her career in gas chromatography at Thermo Fisher Scientific spending several years in the R&D laboratories working on GC technology innovation and more than 15 years in product and marketing management roles promoting GC/GC-MS technology and applications.

Presenter: Petra Gerhards (Regional Marketing Manager EMEA GC & GC-MS, Thermo Fisher Scientific)

Petra Gerhards is a Regional Marketing Manager of GC and GC-MS at Thermo Fisher Scientific. She has more than 29 years of experience in the fields of GC-MS, SPE and LC-MS. Since joining the regional team, she has contributed to workflow solutions combining vials and closures with SPE solutions, GC-MS and LC-MS.