Fiscal Year:
1986
Title:
SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS OF RESIDUES IN MEATS
Agency:
USDA
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$175,000.00
Abstract:
ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR DETECTING PESTICIDES, ANTIBOIOTICS, AND METABOLIC PRODUCTS IN MEAT PRODUCTS ARE TEDIOUS AND TIME-CONSUMING. THIS STUDY WILL EVALUATE SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION AND CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR ANALYSIS OF THESE COMPOUNDS WHICH MAY BE POLAR, THERMALLY UNSTABLE, OR OTHERWISE INTRACTABLE TO OTHER METHODS. IN PHASE I, WE WILL DEMONSTRATE ANALYSIS OF RESIDUES BY SFC; DEMONSTRATE SUPERCRITICAL FLUID SOLUBILITY EFFECTS, AND EVALUATE SFC DETECTORS. SUBSEQUENT PHASES WILL DEVELOP IMPROVED DETED DETECTION AND PUMPING SYSTEMS AND NEW CAPILLARY COLUMN COATINGS OPTIMIZED FOR SPECIFIC ASSAYS OF INTEREST TO THE USDA.
Principal Investigator:
0
Business Contact:
Douglas w. later
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
8142383697
Small Business Information at Submission:
Lee Scientific Inc.
379 N. University #104 Provo, UT 84601
EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
N/A
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No