Mitsubishi Chemical Medience Iatroscan MK-6 thin-layer chromatograph

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The Iatroscan MK-6 from Mitsubishi Chemical Medience, Japan, is a thin-layer chromatograph that can measure a wide variety of organic compounds through the simultaneous use of a flame ionization detector (FID) and a flame photometric detector (FPD).

The Iatroscan MK-6 provides an alternative to HPLC, GC and old-fashioned TLC methods by facilitating quick qualitative and quantitative analysis of separated compounds. The sample is developed automatically on a thin-layer quartz rod (‘Chromarod’), which has been designed for use with the Iatroscan MK-6 and then detected using the FID and/or FPD. The need for colouring or hours of activation is avoided due to the Iatroscan MK-6’s analysis capabilities.

Direct detection can be made for a large variety of organic compounds, including higher boiling point samples or compounds which are difficult to analyse by other techniques such as GC and HPLC (eg, oligomers, polymers, oils/fats, lipids etc). This provides the chromatographer with the ability to easily obtain separations in areas including cosmetics, food additives, lipids, modified bitumen, anti-epileptic drugs, additive agents and polymer additives etc. The FPD allows for simultaneous determination of phosphorous and sulfur.

The system can be fully automated with the addition of an AutoSpotter for highly accurate and reproducible sample application. It is also available with only FID.