Almsco has released a poster detailing the application of the BenchTOF-dx for the characterisation of crude oils in the petrochemical industry, which is available for free download on its website.
The system harnesses two-dimensional GC (GCxGC) and with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS), and is capable of producing classical electron-impact-ionisation (EI) spectra.
BenchTOF-dx extends the range over which time of flight-mass detectors for GC are able to record the molecular ion, making it suitable for analysing challenging compounds such as crude oil.
The system also produces compound spectra in the classical format, as used in commercial spectral libraries, enabling analysts to retain the use of spectral libraries proprietary to petrochemical laboratories.
With a selectable spectral-acquisition rate that exceeds 500 spectra per second, the BenchTOF-dx can accommodate all types of GC separations.
The increased data rate also amplifies the efficiency of data-mining software to facilitate rapid full-scan screening of target compounds at trace levels.
