TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2022, 75, abstr. 00 (Symposium) Changes in the tobacco industry: 75 years of TSRC WILLIAMSON F. Global Laboratory Services, Wilson, NC, USA Abstract not available....
TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2019, 73, abstr. 007 Conversion of a pharmaceutical salt-screening robot platform to an automated station for unattended weighing e-cigarettes and smoking machine filters COX J.A.; LU J. Sirius Automation Group, Buffalo Grove, IL, USA The authors will demonstrate how to adapt a standardized small footprint biotech laboratory robot originally designed for the screening of pharmaceutical salt & crystallization studies in advanced drug development for use in the high speed...
TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2019, 73, abstr. 058 USP elemental impurities: limit test for metals in nicotine by ICP-MS LOTFI H.; ARROYO M. Global Laboratory Services, Wilson, NC, USA Nicotine included in e-cigarette formulations usually originates as a 90%+ solution, which is purified further prior to use. While the FDA oversees the tobacco industry, there is currently little regulation regarding the quality of raw materials or...
TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2018, 72, abstr. 109 An improved method for the determination of sodium propionate in tobacco products WILLIAMSON F.; BAILEY J. Global Laboratory Services, Wilson, NC, USA Sodium propionate is a preservative with fungicidal properties that is often added to tobacco, primarily smokeless tobacco products, to prolong shelf life. Several regulatory agencies, including Health Canada and ANVISA, require the testing of sodium...
TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2016, 70, abstr. 16 Development and evaluation of a benchtop walkaway platform for the automated solvent extractions of cambridge filter pads and agricultural tobacco samples LI Shijie(1); LIU Wei(1); COX J.(2); LU J.(2) (1) China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co., Ltd, Kunming, China; (2) Sirius Automation Inc., Buffalo Grove, IL, USA Several documented methodologies require liquid / solid extraction of smoking machine residues from standard size Cambridge filters. The efficiency and reproducibility of such solvent extractions is paramount for optimal results hence the need for...
CORESTA Meeting, Agronomy/Phytopathology, 2015, Izmir, Turkey, AP 32 CPA residue levels in consecutive C48 cases of Oriental tobacco WESTBERG H.; SPENCER A. Global Laboratory Services, Wilson, NC, U.S.A. Crop protection agents (CPA) can be applied to tobacco at various stages of the production cycle and if CPA residues are present in the product, they can be topic of concern. After tobacco is processed it is normally packed into cases or bales for...
TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2015, 69, abstr. 26 Considerations for automation of standardized methods for tobacco/smoke investigations COX J.A.; LU J. Sirius Automation Inc, Buffalo Grove, IL USA Much of tobacco and smoke research comprises repetitive implementations of standardized methodologies and/or the appropriation of well-defined technologies to novel requirements. Additionally, regulatory compliance is now an undeniable...
TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2015, 69, abstr. 48 Method development and validation of selected metals in e-liquid samples BROWN J. Global Laboratory Services, Inc., Wilson, NC USA Over the past several years, the use of electronic cigarettes and devices has increased. Analysis of Harmful and Potentially Harmful Constituents is at a forefront in both the conventional and electronic cigarette industries. The analysis of various...
CORESTA Congress, Quebec, 2014, Smoke Science/Product Technology Groups, STPOST 01 Taste impact of different LIP band material OUAHIOUNE M.; DUMAS J.; JOYEUX T. Papeteries du Léman, PDL Cigarette Papers, Thonon-les-Bains Cedex, France LIP (Low Ignition Propensity) cigarettes extinguish due to low diffusivity bands, which are coated onto cigarette paper. Different coating materials may be used to produce these bands. Different coating materials have different taste impact. To...
TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2013, 67, abstr. 08 Comparison of auto analyzer methods: discrete vs continuous flow. THURSTON D. Global Laboratory Services, Inc., Wilson, NC, USA Chloride, Sugar, Alkaloids, and Nitrate results were compared using a discrete analyzer and a continuous flow auto analyzer. The new generation discrete analyzers are more automated than the continuous flow auto analyzers. In our initial assessment,...