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Microplastics Virtual Forum
Virtual Event
Jul 29, 2021
- Jul 29, 2021
Microplastics have been found in our oceans, drinking water, and food supply brought about by pollution and manufacturing practices. These particulates can be smaller than the eye can see, and their impact on our environment and our health need to be studied.
If you missed our “live” Microplastics Virtual Forum, you can now access the on-demand session where our Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry experts reviewed sample preparation methods used for various samples from different research groups, discussed advantages and limitations of analytical solutions such as FTIR microscopy, Raman microscopy and Py-GC-MS for microplastics analysis.
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Agenda and Speakers’ Info
Nowadays, microplastics are found almost from everywhere and inside everything. There are vast research works on different type of samples, such as water, air, soil, food, biota, etc. For any of the study, before we could identify the microplastics types and quantify the amount, we need to extract microplastics from the samples. Sample preparation workflow is crucial to the accuracy of the analytical results regardless which analytical technique is used.
In this presentation, we will review the sample preparation methods used for various samples from different research groups.
Dr. Wang Rui - Business Development Manager, Spectroscopy, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Dr. Wang Rui joined Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2019 as Business Development Manager for spectroscopy business unit. His current focus is on vibrational microscopy technique for environmental application. Prior to his current job, he worked for Bruker as Product Application Manager in Nano-Analytical Division. He graduated from Nanyang Technological University in 2011.
An explanation of advantages and limitations are for spectroscopy-based analytical methods will be discussed. Specifically, microspectroscopy techniques (Raman and FTIR microscopy) as well as attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy provide options for identifying unknown particles by characterizing their composition, size, and quantity. Resources are available to help make decisions on which system is best for a given application and budget.
Joe Set - Regional Application Scientist (Molecular Spectroscopy), Southeast Asia & Taiwan, Materials & Structural Analysis, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Joe Set has over 13 years of experience in supporting molecular spectroscopy applications and service. Prior to joining Thermo Fisher Scientific, she worked as an application chemist and service engineer for a distributor of Thermo Scientific molecular spectroscopy products. She was also a regional applications engineer in Agilent Technologies for four years. Joe has expertise in FT-IR, FT-NIR, Raman, and UV/Vis spectroscopy, covering diverse industries. Joe holds a BSc in chemistry and biology from University of North Carolina, USA and MSc from the University of Malaya.
Single-use plastics are persistent pollutants making up approximately 40% of beach litter, which eventually ends up in the marine environment. Due to their characteristics and additional content, micro- and nanoplastics can have complex toxicological effects on marine life through direct ingestion and/or leachates and representing a hazard for ecosystems and for human exposure through consumption and inhalation. Pyrolysis-gas chromatography mass spectrometry (Py-GC-MS) presents a promising approach for surveillance where throughput is critical enabling time-saving detection of bulk amounts of micro- and nanoplastics.
In this presentation, learn analytical solutions for plastics and microplastic analysis using Py-GC-MS, benefits of high-resolution accurate mass spectrometry (HRAM) in microplastics analysis, and workflows for analysis and identification of microplastics using GC Orbitrap and Single Quadrupole GC-MS.
Dominic Roberts - Product Marketing Manager, GC Orbitrap, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Dominic has been closely involved with the Thermo Scientific GC Orbitrap MS since its launch in 2015. He started at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Senior Applications Specialist for the product and is currently the GC Orbitrap MS Marketing Manager. Dominic is an experienced analytical chemist and mass spectrometrist with more than 20 years of experience using state-of-the-art analytical systems. He has worked in both a regulatory and industrial environment with GC-MS and LC-MS systems to investigate a variety of chemicals in food, biological, and environmental samples.
Adam Ladak - Product Marketing Manager, GC-MS, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Adam Ladak is the global product marketing manager for GC quadrupole mass spectrometry at Thermo Fisher, based in the UK. He started his career working in a contracting testing lab analyzing sports supplements and horse feed for prohibited substances. Adam spent over 10 years working for a leading instrument manufacturer in various roles from an application specialist in the UK and the US to a global marketing role focus on food and environmental testing. Adam is passionate about utilizing our GC-MS instrumentation to meet the customer needs and solve real world problems.
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