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NLISIS MELTFIT AT WORK WITH AKZONOBEL
Read how the Meltfit One is used at the RTC Research and Technology Centre of AkzoNobel
- “This is what I’ve been looking for”
Analists face many problems in day to day GC operation. One of the most common frustrations is leakage of the column connectors, causing hours of delay and losing valuable sample material. Theo Jelink is Chemical Research Assistent within the chromatographic department of the RTC Research and Technology Centre of AkzoNobel. He tested an innovative connecting device that claims to eradicate all of those problems and likes to share his experiences with us. His conclusion: “Before we had problems on a regular base with leaking columns, now we have reliable connections. It is easy to use and employable for many labs.”
Theo Jelink: “We always were aware of the leakage issue, but there was no reliable technique to solve it. It is silly when you think about it: we work with extremely advanced instrumentation but we are hindered by a simple mechanical problem. It is as if you drive a Mercedes and use sellotape to keep the windows shut.” - The most irritating of leakage is that it comes not only at the wrong moment but also when you do not expect it. Theo: “When you are having trouble during an analysis it is not always easy to figure out what is causing the problem. We had for instance problems with the quantification of permanent gases in chlorine gas, leading to irreproducible results during calibration. We then lost two days with preparing calibration gas mixtures and trying to find the cause of trouble. It appeared to be the leakage of our Pressfit coupling. We had many similar problems but each of the techniques we used to solve it had it’s own disadvantage. So when I saw the Meltfit in Riva at the symposium on Capillary chromatography, claiming to eliminate the drawbacks of the usual column connectors and make connections without leaking, I realized that this was what we have been looking for.”
Read the full interview, by downloading the PDF below.
Interview AkzoNobel (453kb)