Date: 27 May - 7 June 2024
Duration: 2 weeks
Venue: NMISA Training Center, Building 4, CSIR Campus, Pretoria
Course Objectives
Liquid chromatography (LC) is becoming an increasingly popular separation method in organic analysis. New generation synthetic compounds, including many pesticides and pharmaceuticals are larger, less volatile, and more polar, making LC the preferred separation technique. Additionally, a large variety of detectors can be used in combination with LC separation. Mycotoxins are strictly regulated due to their severe toxicity. They are complex analytes to analyse as a result of their varying chemistries and their presence in a variety of matrices including for example, grains, grain products, feed, fruits and juices, root vegetables, coffee, wine and nuts. Mycotoxin determination is therefore not only a critical measurement capability on the continent, but an ideal model to develop expertise in liquid chromatography. The course will provide hands on training on the extraction and analysis of mycotoxins using different extraction techniques, different LC conditions and different LC detectors. The aim of this course is to provide analysts with tools and practical experience to confidently extract, analyse and quantify compounds of interest by liquid chromatography.