{"id":4976,"date":"2022-03-31T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waters.com\/blog\/can-ever-increasing-analytical-sensitivity-and-sustainability-go-hand-in-hand\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T14:54:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T14:54:47","slug":"can-ever-increasing-analytical-sensitivity-and-sustainability-go-hand-in-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waters.com\/blog\/can-ever-increasing-analytical-sensitivity-and-sustainability-go-hand-in-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Ever-Increasing Analytical Sensitivity and Sustainability Go Hand in Hand?"},"content":{"rendered":"

From climate change to plastic pollution, many industries and organizations are focused on how they can reduce their impact on the environment and we, at Waters, are no different.<\/p>\n

As recently highlighted in our sustainability report<\/a>, we share a common mission with our customers, and many other industries, to leave the world better than we found it. We believe that sustainable activities inspire innovation and contribute to operational excellence, so we try to integrate sustainable thinking and practice into our strategy, operations, and products. This is particularly challenging when it comes to delivering improvements in sensitivity, but it\u2019s a challenge we\u2019ve met with vigor.<\/p>\n

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Xevo TQ Absolute tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019m very excited to announce the launch of our new Xevo<\/a>\u2122 <\/a>TQ Absolute<\/a> tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer. This instrument will change the landscape of high-performance tandem quad instrumentation. What excites me the most beyond the vastly superior performance of the instrument \u2013 is its sustainability.<\/p>\n

Sensitivity at the Cost of Sustainability<\/h3>\n

When considering tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry instruments, it\u2019s widely viewed that higher sensitivity is better. While manufacturers may develop increasingly sensitive instruments, they are faced with making compromises elsewhere. For example, widening the entrance to the MS analyzer and providing enhanced pumping to cope with the increased gas load can increase sensitivity, but it bears a negative impact of introducing more matrix into the system, which increases the need for cleaning and, as a result, downtime. In addition, the enhanced pumping capacity increases the electricity consumption of the instrument, overhead costs for customers, and is not as environmentally sustainable.<\/p>\n

The new Xevo TQ Absolute uses less electricity and gas than many other high-performance tandem quadrupole instruments, while still maintaining significantly increased sensitivity, with up to 15 x better sensitivity for negative ionizing compounds than its predecessor. Heat displacement (Btu\/hr) is also reduced, resulting in a significantly lower air conditioning demand than other instruments on the market.<\/p>\n

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Comparison of key sustainability factors between Xevo TQ Absolute and Sciex 7500.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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These improvements combine to deliver a solution that:<\/p>\n