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News Release from: Phenomenex | Subject: Zebron ZB-Bioethanol column
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 17 April 2008
GC column cuts bioethanol analysis time
in half
The Zebron ZB column was specially designed to meet the needs of bioethanol producers who must document the concentration of methanol and denaturant in fuel ethanol before it leaves the plant
Phenomenex introduces the Zebron ZB-Bioethanol column for analysis of biofuels via gas chromatography The new Phenomenex ZB-Bioethanol 30m column produces these results under 15 minutes, less than half the time required with widely used 100m columns
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 1 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to ASTM method D 5501, the final bioethanol quality check must be done prior to transport and sampling is typically done from the shipping truck tank.
"Time is money in any industry, and the delay of loaded trucks waiting for test results is a key issue for the rapidly growing bioethanol field," explained Sky Countryman, product manager for Phenomenex.
"Our customers told us they want to complete the analysis in 15 minutes or less.
"Our new columns produce fast separations to meet this need".
Zebron ZB-Bioethanol columns are also temperature-stable up to 360C.
This advantage, combined with the fast separation time, means that the buildup of corrosion inhibitors, which is present in the gasoline that is used as the denaturant, can be baked off between runs in less than five minutes for consistent run-to-run results.
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