A practical portable HPLC system—MINICHROM, a new generation for field HPLC

✍ Scribed by V. M. Tulchinsky; D. E. St. Angelo

• Book ID: 101296742
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Weight: 148 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1086-900X
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6521(1998)2:5<281::aid-fact5>3.0.co;2-v

✦ Synopsis

The first commercially available practical gradient field-portable HPLC system is described. Solvalub Technologies, a Russian company engaged in the design of equipment for the analysis of environmental pollutants, specializing in the analysis of pollutants resulting from accidental leakages, developed the MINICHROM system. The instrument was developed for in situ qualitative and quantitative analysis of a broad spectrum of organic and some inorganic substances. Currently the instruments have been further enhanced in concert with Savannah Scientific Instruments of Northern Ireland. The new design has included both column heating and increased spectrum analysis, and has become more cost effective to produce. Furthermore, it was modified to meet EC (European Community) requirements for commercial products. The particular areas of interest for field chemistry would be the new EC environmental, agricultural, and field screening controls as well as forensic in situ investigation. MINICHROM is a portable (9.5 kg) gradient computer-controlled system. With immediate field screening and analysis, the user downgrades the risk of contamination introduced in handling, storage, and transport. With time-critical testing (i.e., perishable produce) this allows for measurements at the source of the contaminated or test areas.