Visit us at PITTCON 2020

8:30-12:30

Room:  S100C

Practical Near-Infrared Measurements: Successful Method Development

This course provides an introduction to the basics of NIR spectroscopy, the equipment available and how these systems may be used for various industrial processes. Steps involved in successful NIR application development for identification, qualification and quantification will be covered. Key applications in the pharmaceutical, petrochemical and chemical industries will be discussed with relevant applications details.
Instructor: Adam Hopkins
Target Audience: The course assumes little or no experience with NIR. The course is ideal for lab chemists, quality scientists, engineers, and managers who need to learn the basics of NIR spectroscopy.

1:00-5:00

Room:  S100C

Titration Method Development & Electrode Care Course

Titration is a widely used technique and provides vital information for quality control, concentration analysis, process control and final product testing in a variety of industries. This interactive short course takes a practical look at titration method development for potentiometric, colorimetric, thermometric and Karl Fischer titrations. Case studies from various industries will be used to introduce beginner and intermediate method development. Topics including electrode selection, troubleshooting and parameter optimization will be covered using examples from chemical, polymer, environmental, pharmaceutical, petrochemical and food and beverage industries.
Instructor: Kerri-Ann Blake
Target Audience: This course is ideal for lab chemists, quality control personnel, analytical chemists involved in method development and validation and managers interested in an in-depth understanding of titration applications and optimization.

8:30-12:30

Room: S100C

Confident Karl Fischer: An Interactive Moisture Method Development & Troubleshooting Course

Karl Fischer (KF) analysis is specific for water determination and can be performed on all sample types. There can be challenges associated with KF analysis such as side reactions, pH control and sample preparation. Understanding how to mitigate these challenges will help to develop methods for fast, accurate and reliable analysis. This new interactive course discusses the challenges of KF method development and provides case study examples from food and beverage, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, polymer and quality control laboratories. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of KF reagents, sample preparation techniques, and instrumentation for all sample types.
Instructor: Kerri-Ann Blake
Target Audience: This course is ideal for laboratory technicians, chemists, quality control personnel and all lab-related functions that utilize the technique.

8:30-12:30

Room: S100C

Session Number: SC1301

Practical Ion Chromatography: Successful Method Development

This course will introduce ion chromatography with practical, industry-based applications. Challenges encountered in real-world samples from environmental, petrochemical, chemical, power utility, and pharmaceutical applications will be discussed. Optimization of chromatographic conditions, column and detector selection, sample preparation and basic troubleshooting will be covered in this course.
Instructor: Jay Sheffer