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Accelerating ScienceAnalyteGuru / Ion Chromatography / The Twelve Days of Ion Chromatography IC

The Twelve Days of Ion Chromatography IC

By Wai-Chi Man, Product Marketing Manager, IC/SP, Thermo Fisher Scientific 12.20.2022

Sing along to “The 12 Days of Christmas”

On the first day of Christmas

my IC expert sent to me:

One eluent water polisher

On the second day of Christmas

my IC expert sent to me:

Two EGCs (eluent generator cartridges)

And one water polisher

On the third day of Christmas

my IC expert sent to me:

Three column bores

Two EGCs

And one water polisher

On the fourth day of Christmas

my IC expert sent to me:

Four-micron columns

Three column bores

Two EGCs

And one water polisher

On the fifth day of Christmas

my IC expert sent to me:

Five decades of ion suppression (IC)

Four-micron columns

Three column bores

Two EGCs

And one water polisher

On the sixth day of Christmas

my IC expert sent to me:

Six cation standard

Five decades of ion suppression

Four-micron columns

Three column bores

Two EGCs

And one water polisher

On the seventh day of Christmas

my IC expert sent to me:

Seven anion standard

Six cation standard

Five decades of ion suppression

Four-micron columns

Three column bores

Two EGCs

And one water polisher

On the eighth day of Christmas

my IC expert sent to me:

Great electrode selection

Seven anions

Six cations

Five decades of ion suppression

Four-micron columns

Three column bores

Two EGCs

And one water polisher

On the ninth day of Christmas

my IC expert sent to me:

Wine applications

Great electrode selection

Seven anions

Six cations

Five decades of ion suppression

Four-micron columns

Three column bores

Two EGCs

And one water polisher

On the tenth day of Christmas

my IC expert sent to me:

Ten hacks to IC sample prep

Wine applications

Great electrode selection

Seven anions

Six cations

Five decades of ion suppression

Four-micron columns

Three column bores

Two EGCs

And one water polisher

On the eleventh day of Christmas

my IC expert sent to me:

Eleven IC Vipers

Tend to IC sample prep

Wine applications

Great electrode selection

Seven anions

Six cations

Five decades of ion suppression

Four-micron columns

Three column bores

Two EGCs

And one water polisher

On the twelfth day of Christmas

my IC expert sent to me:

Twelve twirlers around my IC

Eleven IC Vipers

Tend to IC sample prep

Wine applications

Great electrode selection

Seven anions

Six cations

Five decades of ion suppression

Four-micron columns

Three column bores

Two EGCs

And one water polisher

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Wai-Chi Man

Wai-Chi Man is Product Marketing Manager, IC/SP, for Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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