P S Analytical Revisits Pittcon

PS Analytical continues to focus its attention both on the application of its products for determining mercury and also on the more fundamental aspects of the science. The conference poster session included five contributions form PS Analytical’s research team in association with academic groups around the world. The titles of these posters clearly illustrate the range of PS Analytical’s research interest: Antimony speciation in sweeteners using liquid chromatography hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HPLC – HGAFS); Mercury speciation and total mercury in fish and seafood products; Online determination of mercury in sour natural gas streams; Online measurements of arsenic and mercury using atomic fluorescence spectrometry; and speciation of inorganic arsenic in food by hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry with online ultraviolet (UV) digestion (HPLC-UV-HG-AFS). PS Analytical’s products range from laboratory applications to fullyfledged process analysers that fulfil industry needs including safety requirements.

PS Analytical plays a full part in the development of international standards and has also worked closely with the National Physical Laboratory to develop the vapour pressure equation for mercury measurements. Specifically the team have reliably determined the uncertainty of these measurements; thereby strengthening the value clients can place on the mercury measurements as determined by PS Analytical’s atomic fluorescence spectrometry instrumentation.