Biotechnology

A litte Text about Sample Preparation. Basic Information, Usecases etc.

Biofuel and biodiesel

In recent years, biofuel (biodiesel) is becoming increasingly popular in the world, a type of fuel derived from renewable resources with environmentally friendly combustion products. According to GOST R 52808-2007: “Non-conventional technologies. Bio-waste energy. Terms and definitions” biofuel is a solid, liquid or gaseous fuel obtained from biomass by thermochemical or biological methods.

Liquid biofuels are a promising class of fuels, the main use of which is engines. Liquid, or as it is also called, motor biofuel is obtained during the processing of vegetable raw materials (maize, rapeseed, sugar beet, sugar cane) by means of technologies based on the use of natural biological processes (for example, fermentation). Liquid biofuels are commonly understood as alcohols (methanol, ethanol, butanol), ethers, and biodiesel.

There are a number of solutions used for biofuel analysis on Dionex equipment:

  • Determination of anions in ethanol and methanol
  • Determination of anions in biobutanol
  • Determination of cations in biofuels
  • Determination of fat and carbohydrate content in biofuel feedstock
  • Biomass composition analysis
  • Monitoring the process of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulosic biomass
  • Accelerated solvent extraction of biomass fats
  • Determination of anions in organic solvents
  • Alcohol Fermentation Monitor (AFM)

Soil studies and other natural objects

Automatic extraction

  • Automatic sample preparation by the ASE method
  • Automatic station for TFE sample preparation

Pesticides, PAHs, PCBs, dioxins, etc.

  • HPLC with mass selective detector
  • HPLC with diode array detector

Inorganic and organic anions and cations

  • Ion chromatography with conductometric and / or electrochemical detector (ICS series)

Total organic carbon

  • TOC / TNb / NPOC Analyzer

Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry

  • TRIDION-9 GC-TMS Analyzer

Air research

Automatic extraction from filter traps:

  • Automatic sample preparation by the ASE method
  • Automatic station for TFE sample preparation

Pesticides, PAHs, PCBs, dioxins, etc.

  • HPLC with mass selective detector
  • HPLC with diode array detector

Acid gases (vapors of acids) in the air, formaldehyde in the air

  • Ion chromatography with conductometric and / or electrochemical detector (ICS series)

Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry

  • TRIDION-9 GC-TMS Analyzer