News: - Coal-Based Jet Fuel Poised for Next Step - Microfluidic Device Tests Fluid Compatibility - Teri Odom Receives 2006 ExxonMobil Solid State Chemistry Fellowship - 2006 Gulf Coast Conference to Sponsor New Product Showcase

Editor's Choice: - Hydrocarbon Analyzer Includes PC-Based Software - GC Systems Offer Rapid and Enhanced Complex Sample Analysis - Analyzer Determines Vapor Pressure and Vapor-Liquid Ratio - Infracal Analyzer Measures TPH in Soil On-Site - GC Systems Provide Low-Level Sulfur Analysis

CANNON Instrument Company has introduced a new type of automatic viscometer. The miniAV®, manufactured by CANNON, automates sample measurement and tube cleaning, the most labor-intensive parts of the kinematic viscosity measurement process. The new instrument stands just over 20 inches tall and occupies roughly the same footprint as a tabletop rotational viscometer. The miniAV has a built-in temperature bath that controls temperature with the high level of precision demanded by the ASTM D 445 kinematic viscosity method. Learn more>>>

Ethanol Producers Testing for Sulfates! Denver 352E Titrator is pre-programmed to perform ASTM D-6174. You can expect results in less than 5 minutes, with reproducibility in the 0 to 4 ppm range of ± 0.05 ppm. Technical training and ongoing support is included with your purchase. Go online or call 800.321.1135 for more information. Learn more>>>

Microfluidic Device Tests Fluid Compatibility
The key to a great party is inviting guests who mix well and don’t instill tension among their fellow revelers. The key to a great detergent, cosmetic, paint or other complex liquid product is pretty much the same—include components that mix well and don’t have high levels of what scientists call “interfacial tension,” a tendency to bead up and pull away from each other. To help industrial engineers improve their ability to systematically test new product formulations, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a microfluidic instrument that quickly measures interfacial tension. more>>>

Professor Teri Odom Receives the 2006 ExxonMobil Solid State Chemistry Faculty Fellowship
Northwestern University’s Professor Teri Odom is the recipient of the 2006 ExxonMobil Solid State Chemistry Faculty Fellowship, which includes an award in the form of an unrestricted grant of $10,000. Selection of the recipient is administered by the Solid State and Materials Chemistry Subdivision of the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry. The fellowship will be formally presented at the National ACS Meeting in San Francisco, 10-14 September 2006. more>>>

New AQUACOUNTER AQV-300 Karl Fischer Titrator The new AQUACOUNTER Volumetric Karl Fischer Titrator (AQV-300) is an easy-to-use compact titrator with performance features that allows analysts to measure moisture content from low to high concentrations quickly and easily. The AQV-300 has six built-in calculation modes to accommodate solid,liquid and gas samples. A statistics package is also included along with four files with preset conditions. Choice of thermal or impact printer is also available. Competitive pricing makes this the perfect unit for budget conscious laboratories. Learn more>>>

2006 Gulf Coast Conference to Sponsor New Product Showcase
The 2006 Gulf Coast Conference will sponsor a new event to provide a forum for the introduction of new technology and innovation to attendees. On Tuesday and Wednesday (October 17th and 18th), 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, there will be special table top displays showcasing new products and technology. Several vendors will provide these products and personnel to describe them during these specific times in the lobby area outside the Floral Hall A 2 on the second floor of the Moody Gardens Convention Center. more>>>

Hydrocarbon Analyzer Includes PC-Based Software Arnel’s enhanced Detailed Hydrocarbon Analyzer (DHA) analyzes petroleum products in the range of gasoline. Based on the PerkinElmer Clarus 500 GC and TotalChrom workstation, the device includes powerful, PC-based software. more>>>

GC Systems Offer Rapid and Enhanced Complex Sample Analysis Thermo Electron’s TRACE GC Ultra and TRACE GC×GC instruments help increase productivity and characterization in the analysis of petrochemical samples. TRACE GC Ultra utilizes UltraFast GC technology to perform ASTM D2887: Standard Test Method for boiling range distribution of petroleum fractions by GC as dictated in the ASTM International Standard. more>>>

Analyzer Determines Vapor Pressure and Vapor-Liquid Ratio Grabner Instruments’ MINIVAP ON-LINE process monitoring analyzer is a standalone unit that automatically determines the vapor pressure of gasoline, crude oil, liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and natural petroleum gas (NPG), as well as the vapor/liquid ratio temperature of gasoline. more>>>

Infracal Analyzer Measures TPH in Soil On-Site Wilks Enterprise’s Infracal TOG/TPH Analyzer Model CVH easily handles on-site analysis of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) concentration levels in soil, using S-316 instead of Freon for the extraction process as recently approved by the ASTM. more>>>

GC Systems Provide Low-Level Sulfur Analysis OI Analytical’s S-PRO 3200 series of turn-key GC systems are for the analysis of sulfur compounds in both gaseous and liquefied petroleum gases samples. These pulsed flame photometric detector-based systems provide low-level (ppb) sulfur analysis in an automated, low-maintenance GC system that generates its own S-standards using an integrated permeation tube oven. more>>>