whats new at eichrom michael fern vp sales & marketing
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What’s New at Eichrom
Michael Fern
VP Sales & Marketing
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Eichrom: the resin company
Eichrom:innovation in analytical chemistry
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New Initiatives
• Drinking water testing lab in Europe
• Resolve® Filters
• Rapid dioxin test kit
• Other opportunities in analytical chemistry
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Eichrom EuropeDrinking Water Testing Laboratory
Rennes
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Eichrom Europe Drinking Water Testing Laboratory
• New European regulations for water• No commercial lab industry for radchem• Eichrom Europe capabilities
– Gross alpha/beta (certified 9/04)– 3H and 40K (certified 9/04)– Isotopic analysis:
• U, 239/240Pu, 241Am, 226/228Ra, 89/90Sr, 210Pb• Certification expected 9/05
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Benefits to Eichrom
• Open regulatory environment in Europe– European Approvals for Eichrom methodologies– Leverage for US approvals?
• Better understanding of needs of commercial lab
• Expanded lab facilities– More resources for product/application development
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Resolve Filters
• 0.1µ polypropylene
• 25 mm diameter
• Quality Control:– SEM visual screening– Alpha Spectrometry
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Quality Control
Eichrom Filter: 1500 X
241Am/243Am: FWHM < 50 keV Uniformity of pore size; absence of very large pores
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New Filter Products
• Resolve® Filters– Production infrastructure– Growing expertise
• Specialty filters for air sampling/direct counting
• General Lab filtration products– Where technical performance is critical
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Dibenzo-p-dioxin
~75 congeners
Dibenzofuran
~135 congeners
Dioxin
O
O1
2
3
46
7
8
9
O
1
2
3
46
7
8
9
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Why is dioxin a problem?
• Dioxin is a toxic organic compound
• Generated by “low temperature combustion”
• Non-biodegradable and lipid soluble
• Human exposure through the food chain
• Victor Yuschenko– Who?
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How is dioxin measured?EPA 8290
16 hours 3 large columns
“5 samples in 5 days”
Organic Extraction
Column Clean-up
GC-MS Analysis
$500K capital item, 20 samples/day
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Eichrom’s Opportunities
Dioxin-Selective Resin(Ongoing research program)
Organic Extraction
Column Clean-up
GC-MS Analysis
Rapid Test Kit:100 samples/day$30,000 instrument
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Dioxin Test Kit
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Where will the next innovations come from?
• Identify needs in analytical chemistry market place– New regulations (European drinking water testing)– High cost of analysis (dioxin analysis)– Capacity constraints (beryllium testing)
• Identify technologies to meet these needs:– Internally (Beryllium Resin)– Externally (Rapid Dioxin Test Kit)
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What is on the horizon?
• Beryllium analysis needs of non-DOE sectors
• Other metals preconcentration/purification prior to AA or ICP analysis
• PCBs, brominated flame retardants, endocrine disruptors
• Let us know what you think.
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Thank you.
Any questions?