Let Crawford Scientific Help You Beat the Acetonitrile Crunch
As many solvent suppliers have recently announced restrictions on supply of acetonitrile, a by-product from the automotive industry that is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry for analysis, many labs are having to consider the impact of this shortage on their routine work.
Acetonitrile is a popular choice for liquid chromatography because it dissolves a wide range of compounds without complications and has low acidity and minimal chemical reactivity. However, it can be toxic in certain conditions and needs careful handling.
Many organisations are now encouraging their analysts to reduce the amount of solvents used in analytical method development. This has involved using newer techniques such as ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) or the new superficially porous column technology which use smaller volumes of solvent and generate data more quickly.
It is expected that the shortage will continue, at least in the short term, and the pharmaceutical industry could begin to suffer should the situation continue over the next months. One avenue open to analysts is the option of reassessing methods currently being run in their labs.
Crawford Scientific provides method development and validation expertise and is offering to provide a fast turnaround service to redevelop and revalidate client methods utilising alternative solvents or by minimising the amounts of acetonitrile used.
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