Matís in collaboration with the University of Iceland, the University of Iceland Research Center in Sandgerði and ArcticMass received a grant from the Rannís Equipment Fund in 2012 to purchase a gas chromatograph / mass spectrometer (GC / MS).
The device that arrived at the house in early February is of the Shimadzu GCMS-QP2010 ULTRA model and is connected to an AOC-500 SMPE headspace sample feeder. GC / MS is most useful for measuring smaller and more volatile substances that are often hydrophobic.
This device is the only one in the country that has an SPME sample feeder that creates a certain uniqueness for Matís and its partners, and it will be particularly useful for analyzes of, among other things, taste and odorants in food. Other research projects that the GC / MS device will be useful for are measurements of pollutants in the environment such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and brominated fire retardants (PBDEs). The structure of polysaccharides can also be identified in terms of connection type in food research.
A new GC / MS device replaces old and obsolete equipment as well as increasing diagnostic capabilities with modern technology and greater device sensitivity. A new tool will therefore create new research opportunities in the future.
For further information Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdóttir at Matís.