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Sharing Our Expertise with the Research Community

With over 20 years of experience in the world of separations and extractions, we are proud to share our knowledge with you, the research community. Whether you are a current or future customer, we hope you will benefit from our experience.

If you have a question that isn't answered here, need more information, or would like to speak with us about how we can help you, please contact us for more information.

• Uses and Applications
  
• Technology Overviews
  
• Instrument Demonstrations and Profiles
  
• Technical Papers and Poster Presentations
  

Uses and Applications

Here you will find presentations and overviews of the various uses and applications for the cutting edge and time-tested technologies employed at Applied Separations. If you want to learn more about a technology, you've come to the right place.

For a hard-copy of any of these presentations, please contact us and we will gladly send you one.

• Aerogel Drying
• Aerogel Drying: A primer on the Helix and Aerogel Drying
• Debinding / Metal Injection Molding
• Metal Injection Molding - Supercritical Fluid MIM Debinding System Components: A look at revolutionizing the debinding process using Supercritical Fluids for Metal Injection Molding
• Particle Generation
• Overview of Methods for Producing Particles with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
• Extractions
• Extracting Liquids with Supercritical Fluids in the Lab
• Extracting Liquids with Supercritical Fluids using Counter Current Technology
• Extraction of Flavors, Fragrances and Oleoresins by Supercritical Fluids
• Artifact Restoration
• Artifact Restoration: Using Supercritical Fluids to Safely Restore Artifacts
• Medical Device Cleaning
• Medical Device Cleaning: Using Supercritical Fluids to Clean Medical Implants
• Textile Dyeing
• Textile Dyeing: Textile Dyeing using Supercritical Fluid

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Technology Overviews

Here you will find tutorials and overviews of the various cutting edge and time-tested technologies employed at Applied Separations. As thought leaders in the indudustry, we strive to educate and inform researchers of the newest and most effective and efficient methods available. If you want to learn more about a technology, you've come to the right place.

For a hard-copy of any of these presentations, please contact us and we will gladly send you one.

• About Applied Separations:
  
  • From the early days to today, learn about the history and products of Applied Separations.
• Supercritical Fluids - SCF
  
  • What is a Supercritical Fluid: A look at this green technology that uses SCF
  • How to pack a vessel: Learn how to effectively pack a vessel for any of the Spe-edSFE instruments in our line.
  • The Spe-ed SFE Prime from Applied Separations: Learn about this low cost instrument, created especially for the educational market.
  • Collection Methods for SCF


• Pressurized Solvent Extraction (accelerated solvent extraction)
  
  • Pressurized Solvent Extraction from Applied Separations
  • What Is Pressurized Solvent Extraction
  • Why Use Pressurized Solvent Extraction
  • How to Perform Pressurized Solvent Extraction
  • Parallel Systems vs. Serial Systems
  • Misalignment Problems in Serial Systems
  • The Pros of a Parallel Pressurized Solven Extraction System


• Solid Phase Extraction and Flash Chromatography
  
  • Solid Phase Extraction Sample Preparation
  • Solid Phase Extraction Functional Groups
  • Three Simple Steps to Solid Phase Extraction
  • Preparing a Sample for Solid Phase Extraction
  • Make a Simulated Sample for Solid Phase Extraction
  • Selecting the Proper Sorbent and Cartridge Size for Solid Phase Extraction
  • Successful SPE Strategies for High Solids Containing Samples: Learn more about the Xenosep^TM Disks and how you can use them for High Solids Containing Samples.

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Instrument Demonstrations

While any instrument purchased from Applied Separations comes with a user manual, the following demonstrations may assist you in furthering your knowledge. You can also learn about additional components and features available.

For a hard-copy of any of these presentations, please contact us and we will gladly send you one.

• Supercritical Fluid Extraction Systems
  
  • SCF Product Line from Applied Separations: Check out the extensive line of Spe-edSFE instruments available from Applied Separations.
  • The Spe-ed SFE Prime from Applied Separations: Learn about this low cost instrument, created especially for the educational market.
• Pressurized Solvent Extraction (pse, ase, pfe)
  
  • fastPSE
  • onePSE

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Technical Papers and Poster Presentations

For a hard-copy of any of these presentations, please contact us and we will gladly send you one.

• Teaching Environmentally Benign Extraction Technologies with a Cost Effective, User Friendly Instrument (ACS 2008)
• The "Green" Extraction of Oils from Natural Products Using Supercritical Fluids (ACS 2008)
• Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Antibiotics and Pesticides from Eggs
• The Rapid Pressurized Solvent Extraction of Chemical Agents From Soil
• Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction to Evaluate Human Exposure to Chemical Agents
• The High Throughput Pressurized Solvent Extraction of Pesticides from Food
• Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Pharmaceutical Compunds from Natural Products
• US EPA Method 1664A Simplified
• Quick Processing of EPA Drinking Water and Waste Water Methods
• The "Green" Extraction of Phytosterols from Natural Products Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
• Organizing The Laboratory to Efficiently and Accurately Process Soil Samples
• The Effect of MIM Part Diameter on the Rate of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Debinding
• The Evaluation of Supercritical CO₂ Debinding of MIM Parts with Co-Solvent Addition
• An Improved Solid Phase Extraction Cartridge for the Extraction of Drugs and Metabolites from Whole Blood, Bile and Liver Homogenates (Pittcon 2008)
• The Rapid Solid Phase Extraction of Free Amino Acids from Food Products (Pittcon 2008)
• The Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Clean-Up of PCBs and Dioxins from Fish Matrices (Pittcon 2008)
• Rapid Liquid/Liquid Extractions of Drugs from Biological Samples for LC/MS Analysis (Pittcon 2008)
• The Rapid Determination of Ethanol Extractives in Biomass Using Pressurized Solvent Extraction (Pittcon 2008)
• Concentration of Mercury from River Water using a New Solid Phase Extraction Micro-column (Pittcon 2009)
• High Throughput Extraction of Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Supercritical Fluid Extraction (Pittcon 2009)
• A Tool for Teaching Nanotechnology Applications Where Using Liquid Solvents Fails (Pittcon 2009)
• Metal Artifact Preservation Using the Subcritical Water Extraction Technique (pdf download Pittcon 2010)
• A New Instrument to Teach “Green Chemistry” Analytical Techniques in Food Science Using the Example of the Determination of Total Fat in Snack Foods (pdf download Pittcon 2010)
• Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Irganox 1076 and Irgafos 168 from Polyethylene (pdf download Pittcon 2010)
• Supercritical Fluid Deposition of Metals on Polymer and Composite Materials (pdf download Pittcon 2010)

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