Core Material

• The basics of SPE – A Gentle Introduction
• Understanding the behaviour of bonded phase silica’s
• Reverse Phase (Non Polar) SPE method development and optimisation.
• Normal Phase (Polar) SPE method development and optimisation.
• Ion Exchange Principles Practice and Techniques.Method Development and optimisation.

Applications and Strategies for the clean up and concentration of Environmental Samples

• Strategies for handling large volume aqueous samples (PAH’s, Explosives and pesticide residues)
• Extraction and analysis of organic compounds from food and tissue samples.
• SPE of Metals.
• Aspects of Automation.
• New SPE phases and their applications.