Analytical ReferenceMaterials
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Obtainingpure, neat compounds for the preparation of calibration standards
can be verydifficult. Some of these compounds are not available
commercially at a high enoughpurity for accurate analytical results. These
materials can contain desensitizing agents, such as beeswax, water,
plasticizers, or othermanufacturingby-products.
Manycommerciallyavailable
explosives are shippedwet andmust bedried carefullybefore solution
preparation.
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To ensure the highest qualityexplosive standards, Restek chemists carefully
purified or synthesized all of the compounds listed inMethod 8095. All
compounds used toprepare these standards have 98%purityor higher.
Multiple analytical techniques, includingGC, HPLC, GC/MS, FTIR, and
DSC, are used to verify rawmaterial purity.
