Analysis of Aroma Compounds
Someone once said, ‘If the only tool you have is a hammer, it’s hard to eat spaghetti..’, although perhaps a more famous quote is “If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.”
These quotes refer to an over-reliance on a familiar or favorite tool and raises the question – how many tools do you need?
Referring to tools for Aroma analysis, do you always reach for the same one? Have you thought about what other tools may be available?
For instance, it can be tricky to decide what sample preparation to use for different sample types. The choice of sample preparation will depend on the levels of the compounds you are interested in (and therefore the enrichment required), and the matrix you are analysing – often what works for one sample type may not be appropriate for another.
There are a number of options to choose from when looking at analysis of aroma compounds and the one you choose can have an impact on the information you obtain about your sample.
Every approach has some bias or inherent selectivity, so the choice of sample preparation can be critical in obtaining the required information about your sample.
- What about chromatography – do you always use the same GC column and conditions?
- What about an extra dimension – would GCxGC enhance the information further?
- Would the ability to monitor aroma compounds in real time be a useful addition to your tool kit to help you understand a production process or measure the longevity of a fragrance in the air?
Come and join us at our lab in Cambridge for a workshop and discussion on 11th June 2024.
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We will cover choice of sample preparation, the use of 2D GC and real time volatile analysis.
We are delighted that we have guest speaker Neil Owen from Givaudan joining us for the discussions and giving us an insight into why 2D GC-MS has been embraced as part of their routine workflow for fragrance allergen analysis.
