Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) has announced the launch of a new? technology for high-capacity sorptive extraction of organic chemicals from liquids and solids.

The new HiSorb™ product range includes probes and accessories that sorptively extract volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs) for analysis by thermal desorption (TD)–GC–MS. They can be used ?for immersive or headspace sampling of liquids, as well as headspace sampling of solids.

“HiSorb will appeal to anyone analysing liquids and solids who wants to benefit from the well-known advantages of TD for air analysis – namely outstanding sensitivity, wide analyte range, easy automation and options for sample re-collection and repeat analysis”, says Dr Lara Kelly, HiSorb Product Manager.

“There are many applications of HiSorb, but a key focus for us at the moment is profiling of beverages, foods, and fragranced products. To this end, we’ve already conducted a number of challenging real-world applications i