Download Gas Chromatograph – Mass Spectrometer Liquid Chromatograph

Annex A
Instruments to be placed in SP
Gas Chromatograph – Mass
Spectrometer
Gas chromatography mass spectrometry
(GC/MS) is an instrumental technique,
comprising a gas chromatograph (GC)
coupled to a mass spectrometer (MS), by
which complex mixtures of chemicals may
be separated, identified and quantified.
Chemical industry
Liquid Chromatograph – Mass
Spectrometer
Liquid
chromatography–mass
spectrometry (LC-MS, or alternatively
HPLC-MS) is an analytical chemistry
technique that combines the physical
separation
capabilities
of
liquid
chromatography (or HPLC) with the mass
analysis capabilities of mass spectrometry
(MS).
Inductively Coupled
Spectrometer
Mass
Inductively
coupled
plasma
mass
spectrometry (ICP-MS) is a type of mass
spectrometry which is capable of detecting
metals and several non-metals at trace
level concentrations.
Chemical Industry
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Fast and accurate analysis of hydrocarbon
streams in petrochemical and chemical Food industry
products
 Analysis of Vitamins, sugar, preservatives,
 Reliable measurement of additives and
antioxidants, colouring in foodstuff
stabilizers in plastics and polymers
 Screening for trace level of food
 Screening for banned or restricted
contaminants i.e. Antibiotics in meat,
substances (phthalates) in toys.
malachite green in seafood, sudan dyes in
salted egg, etc.
Food industry
 Mycotoxins occur in food through fungal
 Detection of carcinogenic compounds i.e.
infections, interaction or feeding on other
persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in
toxic organisms i.e. Algae or through
foodstuff
internal processes in the food during
Plasma
Detection of trace metals in specialty
chemicals
Food Industry
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Detection of Arsenic and Selenium in Food
Pharmaceutical and Biologics Industry
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Trace metals analysis
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Screening for pesticides in foodstuff
Fragrances and flavourings in foodstuff
Monitoring
of
contaminants
i.e.
Polyaromatic
hydrocarbons
and
Acrylamide in food processing and
packaging.
Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical
Industry
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Detection of residual solvents
Detection and identification of extractables
and leachables from drug packaging and
medical devices
storage.
Pharmaceutical and Biologics Industry
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Purity and impurity analysis in drugs
Analysis of Chinese herbal medicines
Amino acids and media analysis
Protein analysis