Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectrometry (FAB-MS)
Fast Atom Bombardment provides an efficient means of analysing polar, ionic, thermally labile and high molecular weight compounds not amenable to analysis by Electron Impact or Chemical Ionisation. FAB-MS has therefore been used for the analysis of polar biomolecules, detergents and surfactants and natural products. Among these are applications including:
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Analysis of mixed products in industrial and household detergent
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Analysis of detergents in gasoline
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Analysis of residual detergents/surfactants in environmental samples
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Analysis of fire fighting foams residues in soil and water
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Monitoring cleaning protocols in the pharmaceutical industry
SGS M-Scan has the capability of analysing anionic, cationic and non-ionic compounds using either negative ion or positive ion FAB-MS.
