Sunnyvale, CA—Dionex, in cooperation with DIA Instruments (a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation) and Cosa Instrument Corporation, is offering a fully automated combustion ion chromatography (CIC) system for the analysis of ionic contaminants, especially sulfur and halogens, in hard-to-analyze samples such as petrochemicals, viscous or non-aqueous industrial chemicals, and solid samples. These types of samples usually require time- and labor-intensive sample preparation and extractions before analysis. However, with the CIC system, the sample is simply

placed in the combustion chamber. The instrument automatically combusts the sample, absorbs the analytes into solution, and injects the sample solution into the chromatograph. This automated system not only saves time and labor, but also produces less hazardous waste than costly, solvent-intensive, and environmentally unfriendly extractions. The ICS-2100 Reagent-Free™ IC system further reduces time and labor by eliminating the need to prepare eluents or regenerants.

Major applications for CIC include analysis of sulfur and halogens in plastics, polymers, epoxies, lumber, petrochemicals, coal, inks, aluminum powder, polishing agents, lubricating oil, and electronic components. Halogens and sulfur are corrosive, and can damage industrial equipment, poison catalysts, and damage sensitive electronic components. Many countries also regulate the amount of halogens released into the environment. The combustion IC system is ideal for manufacturers that must monitor contamination of chemicals, raw materials, in-process samples, finished products, or waste streams for quality control or environmental regulation compliance.

Dionex (NASDAQ:DNEX) is a global leader in the manufacturing and marketing of liquid chromatography and extraction systems, consumables, and software for chemical analysis. The company’s systems are used worldwide in environmental analysis and by the life sciences, chemical, petrochemical, food and beverage, power generation, and electronics industries. Our expertise in applications and instrumentation helps analytical scientists to evaluate and develop pharmaceuticals,

establish environmental regulations, and produce better industrial products.