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The RefinIR – FTIR-ATR Petroleum Product Analyzer

by Chemistry, IR-ATR, Process NMR

Press Release – NMR Process Systems – Gulf Coast Conference, Galveston Island, Texas – October 17, 2007

NMR Process Systems, LLC and Smith’s Detection Launch RefinIRTM – The New Refinery Products Analyzer

In a joint development effort NMR Process Systems and Smith’s Detection have developed a range of petroleum analyzer products based on a mid-infrared spectrometer which utilizes an attenuated total reflection (ATR) sample interface. The ATR allows wipe and swipe sample introduction that is ideal for heavy petroleum analysis. Chemometric approaches to chemical and physical property prediction have been developed as well as analysis by spectral database matching. The FTIR-ATR spectrometer is called the RefinIR which can be utilized in the laboratory for rountine, multi-parameter prediction of  petroleum product properties or to aid in process troubleshooting on unusual samples or solid foulants.

For more information contact Paul Giammatteo Principal, NMR Process Systems

87A Sand Pit Rd, Danbury, CT 06810 U.S.A.  Tel: (203) 744-5905

Process NMR Associates Develops Oxford QP-20 Spectrometer Replacement

by NMR, Process NMR

In a joint development effort Process NMR Associates and Resonance Systems Ltd have developed a replacement NMR spectrometer for the Oxford QP-20 TD-NMR analyzer. In many cases the excellent magnet and probe of the QP-20 continue to work effectively long after the NMR spectrometer has died. The Spin Track-20 spectrometer enables the user to completely replace the QP-20 NMR system while retaining the use of the original magnet and probe configuration. The product represents state-of-the-art digital NMR technology allowing newly developed TD-NMR methodologies to be applied to complex systems with all the advantages of a windows computer system (replacing the paper cartridge of the original system). Customers who have malfunctioning QP-20 NMR systems can obtain a modern digital NMR system within 8 weeks of order and for less than $16,000. The modular design of the Spin Track TD-NMR systems allows our engineers to develop replacement systems for all benchtop NMR systems such as those marketed by Oxford Instruments, Bruker Minispec, and Resonance Systems. Contact us if you have a non-functioning system that might be a candidate for the Spin Track upgrade.

For more information contact John Edwards Principal, Process NMR Associates – Spin Track Division
87A Sand Pit Rd, Danbury, CT 06810 U.S.A. Tel: (203) 744-5905

PNA Presentation at 9th Upstate NY NMR Symposium

by NMR, Process NMR

State University of New York
College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF)
Syracuse, NY, 13210
Alumni Lounge– Marshall Hall
October 12, 2007

Co-Organizers

SUNY-ESF Syracuse University SUNY Upstate Medical University Bristol-Myers Squibb
Art Stipanovic Phil Borer Stewart Loh Doug Weaver
Dave Kiemle Stephan Wilkens  

Sponsors

  • SUNY-ESF
  • Syracuse University
  • Bruker Biospin
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Process NMR Associates LLC
  • Isotec
  • Cambridge Isotope Laboratories
  • Varian Inc.

The 9th annual Upstate NY NMR Symposium will be held at SUNY-ESF on Friday, October 12th featuring keynote speaker Professor Ruth E. Stark, Director Institute for Macromolecular Assemblies, CUNY. Others from around the region will also highlight their work in short presentations and posters.

  • Tentative oral presentation program
  • Poster session program (posted by 9/12)

There is no cost to attend this symposium due to the generosity of the sponsors listed above but pre-registration is required

Lodging arrangements have not been made for this symposium but a variety of options are available:

The conference will be held in the Alumni Lounge (a.k.a. Nifkin Lounge), Marshall Hall on the SUNY-ESF campus located adjacent to Syracuse University.

Parking has been arranged in the Irving Garage just a short walk from Marshall Hall (campus map).

Tentative Program

Time Place Speaker Title
8:00-9:10 AM Alumni Lounge
Marshall Hall		 Check-In
Coffee + Bagels
Poster Setup		 Posters on Display
9:15 Alumni Lounge Phil Borer
Syracuse University		 Welcome
9:30 “ Thomas Szyperski
SUNY-Buffalo		 Where do we stand on GFT projection NMR spectroscopy?
9:55 “ Yibing Wu
SUNY-Buffalo		 GFT-NMR based high throughput structure determination exemplified for NESG targets NeT4 and SR500A
10:10 “ Arindam Ghosh
SUNY-Buffalo		 NMR structure of NESG target MR32, a member of the family of Trm112p-like proteins
10:25 “ Bio-Break
10:35 “ David LeMaster Wadsworth Center – NYS Dept. of Health Electrostatic stabilization and general base catalysis in the active site of the human protein disulfide isomerasea domain monitored by hydrogen exchange
11:00 “ Joseph Hornack
RIT		 The relaxivity of Gd-(DTPA-BMA) / Cu+2 mixtures and evidence for a Gd-(DTPA-BMA)-Cu complex.
11:25 “ Nelly Aranibar
Bristol-Myers Squibb		 Metabolomics in Drug Discovery and development
11:50 “ Lunch
Poster Session		  
1:30 PM 140 Baker Lab Nikolaos Sgourakis
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute		 Pressure Effects on the Ensemble Dynamics of ubiquitin at the Picosecond-to-Nanosecond timescale investigated with isotropic reorientational eigenmode dynamics
1:55 “ Paul Giammatteo or John Edwards
Process NMR Associates, LLC		 New Developments in Non-traditional NMR Applications
2:25 “ George Crull
Bristol-Myers Squibb		 Extending Solid State NMR to Address Process Development Issues
2:50 “ Gwen Lubey
P+G Pharmaceuticals		 Solid State NMR Characterization of Risedronate Hydrate Forms and Dehydrated Risedronate
3:15 “ – Break
3:30 Keynote Lecture Prof. Ruth Stark
CUNY		 NMR Structural Studies of Protective Plant Biopolymers

The Wood-Based Biorefinery in a Petroleum Depleted World

by Chemistry, Energy, IR-ATR, NIR, NMR, PAT, Process NMR, TD-NMR

The Mid-Hudson Section of the American Chemical Society and Vassar College Announce

The Wood-Based Biorefinery in a Petroleum Depleted World

Dr. Arthur J. Stipanovic,

Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry

State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF)

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Mudd Chemistry Building, Third Floor

Refreshments will be served at 6:30 pm

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York

Contact: Dr Joseph Tanski (jotanski@vassar.edu, 845-437-7503)

Abstract: The 21st century is envisioned to become the age of biology as renewable biomass resources replace petroleum in energy and industrial product applications. Motivated by concerns over national energy security, global CO2 reduction, a need for biodegradable products, and enhanced rural economic development, the engineering and construction of biorefineries for the manufacture of fuels, chemicals, polymeric materials and power from renewable resources is now a critical national priority. The context and intent of a biorefinery must be much more than simply replacing crude oil with renewable raw materials. A successful biorefinery must: 1) efficiently separate its raw material source into individual components, and, 2) be able to convert these components into marketplace products. The biorefinery must mirror the efficiency of today’s modern petrochemical refinery in using all components of its raw material source for the production of chemicals, fuels, and power.

Woody lignocellulosic biomass is a complex, composite material consisting of three polymers in close association: hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin plus small amounts of low molecular weight extractives and inorganics. In this presentation, a group of synergistic biomass feedstock and biorefining technologies under development at SUNY-ESF, in collaboration with many industrial and academic partners, will be discussed including: short-rotation fast growing willow production, biodelignification, hemicellulose extraction, polymer conversion to fermentable sugars, biodegradable thermoplastics and hemicellulose-based composites.

See the Stipanovic Website at SUNY_ESF for further details…..http://www.esf.edu/chemistry/faculty/stipanov.htm

Bio: Dr. Arthur J. Stipanovic is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) in Syracuse , NY , and also serves as Director, Analytical and Technical Services. His research interests include biodegradable polymers from renewable resources, high-throughput analytical techniques for determining the composition of woody biomass and new processes for the wood-based biorefinery. Dr. Stipanovic received both his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from SUNY-ESF in polymer chemistry and much of his career was spent at the Texaco R&D labs in Beacon, NY, in new technology and lubricants research. He is a past Councilor and Executive Board member of the Mid-Hudson ACS section and, more recently, has served as Chair of the Syracuse section.

Directions: Vassar College is located off Raymond Avenue in Poughkeepsie , NY. Refer to the following link for driving directions and campus map: http://www.vassar.edu/directions/. Enter the Main Entrance of the campus on Raymond Avenue and go right towards the Mudd Chemistry Building. The Security Guard at the Main Entrance will direct you to parking.