New roQ™ QuEChERS Kits and Chinese Website from Phenomenex

Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces roQ QuEChERS kits, for the cleanup of multiple pesticide residues in food prior to HPLC or GC analysis. The roQ kits offer a number of usability features specifically designed to facilitate and improve the largely manual QuEChERS technique. Rigorously tested tubes and superior tube caps ensure leak-free performance. The low-extractable tubes ensure the cleanest possible extracts. In addition, roQ flat-bottom centrifuge tubes are designed to stand upright so they can be easily placed on a scale for sample weighing. The roQ salt packets have a unique, easy-pour design that minimizes spills. 

QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe) is a popular two-step sample preparation approach for the extraction and analysis of multiple residues, which are difficult to target with selective techniques such as SPE. The technique extracts a wide range of compounds of various chemical structures and removes unwanted interferences in the sample. Phenomenex’s roQ is compatible with official methods from AOAC International and the Committee of European Normalization (CEN).

“roQ meets the growing need for fast, user-friendly QuEChERS sample preparation and complements our strong sample preparation offerings,” comments Erica Pike, brand manager for Phenomenex. “Food safety testing is a rapidly growing application in many parts of the world and we serve this market with many solutions.”

A wide range of roQ QuEChERS extraction and dispersive SPE (dSPE) kits are available to meet the needs of different food matrices. Phenomenex offers a range of solutions for subsequent high-resolution analysis of multiresidues by LC or GC.

 Meanwhile, Phenomenex Inc., has also announced the launch of a new Chinese website. The site delivers all Phenomenex web-based tools, including the company’s unique structure search capability, to the growing China market where Internet use is very high. Chinese users can now access Phenomenex Column Match, SPE Method Development Tool, SecurityGuard Selection Tool and Structure Search as well as Chiral Screening Services in their native language. Chinese customers can also get fast online quotes for the products that best suit their methods.

“We already have many customers in China and have made this market a top priority,” said Alexander Lin, global marketing specialist for Phenomenex. “Our comprehensive range of web-based tools makes it easy and convenient for customers all over the world to choose the right methods and products at any time of the day or night. Much of today’s lab work is not limited to normal business hours, and researchers want easy, 24/7 access to answers and help. This is particularly true in China.”

The recently introduced Structure Search capability has expanded the utility and appeal of the Phenomenex web presence. While other websites and libraries require the user to enter the analyte compound name or keyword, Phenomenex now enables researchers to simply draw the chemical structure – something that is second nature to them – for significant time savings.

Phenomenex, celebrating its 30^th anniversary in 2012, is a global technology leader committed to developing novel analytical chemistry solutions that solve the separation and purification challenges of researchers in industrial, clinical research, government and academic laboratories. From drug discovery and pharmaceutical development to food safety and environmental analysis, Phenomenex chromatography solutions accelerate science and help researchers improve global health and well-being.  For more information on Phenomenex, visit www.phenomenex.com or follow the company on Twitter @Phenomenex.