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IFPAC Conference: Process NMR Associates and University of California, Davis to Present Process NMR and MRI Short Course Prior to Meeting

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Short Course on Process NMR and MRI to be presented at the IFPAC Meeting (http://www.ifpac.com/)
When: Monday, January17, 1:00pm to 5:00pm, and continues on Tuesday January 18, 8:00AM to 12 noon
Location: Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
Instructors: Michael J. McCarthy, Professor of Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA
Paul J. Giammatteo, Ph.D., Process NMR Associates LLC, Danbury, CT

The course is specifically designed and organized for industry professionals who want to add to their knowledge-base on magnetic resonance and process analytical technology. Topics include compositional analysis, rheological characterization, measurement of the state of mixing, visualizing transport and product stability as well as recent advances in process magnetic resonance sensors. This course will bring you up-to-date on the latest information concerning the applications and state-of-the art instrumentation for process magnetic resonance.
Outline:
* Introduction to Process NMR Magnetic resonance theory
– Time-domain, High resolution, Diffusion, Imaging
* Hardware
– Spectrometers, magnets, probes
* Coupling the sensor to the process
* Applications will include:
– Composition measurement
– Property measurement
– Rheology measurement
– Product structure
For Details contact Paul Giammatteo Tel: (203) 744-5905 or Michael McCarthy Tel: (530) 752 8921

Press Release: IASC Chooses Process NMR Associates to Provide Analytical Services for Certification Program

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The International Aloe Science Council (IASC), a trade association representing the global aloe vera industry, has selected Process NMR Associates, LLC (PNA) as its primary provider for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopic measurement of aloe vera in regards to the organizations seal-based certification program. PNA’s services include measurement of aloe vera concentration, sacharride distributions, formulation ingredients, and, contaminant/degradation products, in aloe vera powders, whole leaf extracts, whole leaf and inner leaf gel concentrates, drink concentrates, and, ready to drink
formulations.

The IASC certification program, which offers manufacturers the ability to place a seal on products demonstrating that it meets the established standards for quality and purity of aloe vera products available in the marketplace, has elected to use quantitative 1H NMR analysis as a means to determine compliance. “We are pleased to partner with Process-NMR Associates for providing analytical services related to the certification program,” said Devon Powell, Executive Director of the IASC. “PNA has demonstrated its capability to provide excellent analytical services in a timely manner to the organization and aloe vera
industry at-large.”

PNA performs the NMR methodology prescribed by IASC, quantifying constituents such as acemannan, and glucose, identifying breakdown products such as acetic acid, lactic acid, pyruvic and succinic acid, and verifying formulation/preservative additives such as citric and benzoic acids. Adulterants such as maltodextrin can be readily quantified and the presence of non-aloe vera products can also be determined.“Process NMR Associates is proud to have been chosen as a partner for IASC’s certification program needs,” said John Edwards, PNA Manager. “Our commitment to quality analytical services, sample analysis, reporting turnaround, and competitive pricing enable us to provide value-added services to IASC
and others in the aloe vera marketplace.”

The International Aloe Science Council (IASC) is the global trade association dedicated to serving the needs of the aloe vera industry, with a mission to advance, promote and represent the aloe vera industry by providing educational, scientific and self-regulatory leadership and guidance. Membership information can be found at www.iasc.org. Contact: Devon Powell, Executive Director 301.588.2420 x102 (dpowell@iasc.org)

Established in 1997 PNA is a process analytical consulting company and analytical testing laboratory with over 45 years of experience in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (“NMR”) and organic spectroscopy (FTIR, NIR, ESR). PNA operates high field analytical NMR laboratory for liquid and solid state multinuclear and multi-dimensional NMR analyses. PNA also has several permanent magnet NMR systems that are utilized for laboratory, at-line, and, process FT-NMR and TD-NMR applications. The lab also includes an ATR-FTIR spectrometer, a micro-ESR spectrometer and a Simulated Distillation Gas Chromatograph. Consultation services for analytical technology and application development, development of new instrument platforms and integrate NMR technology with other analytical techniques are also provided. (www.process-nmr.com) Contact: John C. Edwards, Manager, Analytical and Process NMR (john@process-nmr.com)

Process NMR Associates to Present at 3 Meetings

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I will be presenting a poster and two invited talks at three meetings this Summer and Fall. The first meeting is Petrophase XI 2010 (11th International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behaviour and Fouling) in Jersey City, NJ, June 13-17 – my poster is entitled: “Improved Approach to the Calculation of Average Molecular Descriptions of Heavy Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Combined Analysis by Quantitative 13C and DEPT-45 NMR Experiments”. The poster describes a new methodology for 13C NMR analysis of heavy petroleum materials based on quantitative 13C and DEPT experiments which can be used in combination to calculate an average aromatic cluster size that is consistent with other analysis techniques. Published approaches being used currently underestimate the size of the aromatic groups in heavy petroleum materials.

In July I will be presenting an invited talk: “A Self-Employed Application Chemists Odyssey in the World of Analytical Instrument Development The Viability of a $50K High Resolution NMR and $15K ESR Spectrometers”, at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. The date has yet to be set.

I will be presenting an invited talk in a session on reaction monitoring with NMR at SMASH 2010 in Portland Oregon, September 26-29 – my talk is entitled: “Simple and Continuous Flow Reaction Monitoring by High Resolution Bench-top Permanent Magnet 1H NMR at 60 MHz”, by John C. Edwards, Paul J. Giammatteo, at SMASH 2010, in Portland, Oregon.

Process NMR Associates – Journal Article Published

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An article by Dr. John Edwards of Process NMR Associates and researchers at the Southern Regional Research Center of the US Department of Agriculture (Dr. H.N. Cheng, Lynda H. Wartelle, K. Thomas Klasson) has been accepted for publication in the Elsevier Journal Carbon. The paper entitled “Solid state NMR and ESR studies of activated carbons produced from pecan shells” is available at the following link: Carbon Paper . Process NMR Associates provided the solid-state 13C NMR, TD-NMR, and ESR spectroscopy for the analysis of the activated carbons derived from pecan shells.

Permanent Magnet Based NMR for Omega-3 Fatty Acid Analysis

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We are currently developing a spinner system for the process NMR system in order to improve spectral resolution sufficiently to quantify omega-3 fatty acids in fish oils. The omega-3 fatty acid methyl group can be discerned in the 1H spectra currently produced by the spectrometer but improvement can be made with sample spinning which will improve the quantitation.

Fish Oil Omega-3 by 1H NMR

Fish Oil Omega-3 Fatty Acids by 1H NMR