Quantification and Identification of Microplastics in Environmental Samples and Air by Pyrolysis-GC/MS

This webinar will explore the use of Pyrolysis-GC/MS for the identification and quantification of microplastics, contrasting the technique with molecular spectroscopy approaches. We will demonstrate how Pyrolysis-GC/MS can provide robust quantitative data alongside valuable qualitative information for the analysis of real-world environmental samples, including marine sediments and filtered air samples.

The webinar will also cover key practical considerations, including sample preparation, calibration strategies for quantitative analysis, and the importance of maintaining a clean laboratory environment to achieve accurate and reliable results.

The final section will focus on recent technological advances in GC/MS detection, highlighting how these innovations can support confident microplastics identification and quantification while maintaining robust workflows, high productivity and instrument uptime.

Key learning objectives:

• Discover the range of sample types and approaches for the analysis of microplastics
• Gain insights into the latest advancements and challenges in microplastic analysis
• Considerations for harmonizing approaches to validation
• Understand how Pyr-GCMS provides qualitative and quantitative microplastics analysis data

Who should attend:

• Microplastics researchers in academia and industry
• Environmental Research Organizations
• Public and private environmental testing laboratories

Presenter: José Juan Rivero (Product Specialist GC and GC/MS, Agilent Technologies)

José Rivero holds a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Extremadura and a Master’s degree in Environmental Auditing from the University of Málaga. He has more than 30 years of experience in chromatography and mass spectrometry, including over 20 years with Varian Inc. and Agilent Technologies. Currently, he serves as a Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Product Specialist at Agilent Technologies. In this role, he promotes the application of the latest analytical technologies across a wide range of industries, while identifying emerging market trends, new business opportunities, and innovative applications in analytical chemistry.

Presenter: Michael Soll (Business Development Manager, Frontier Laboratories Europe)

Michael Soll studied biology and received his PhD in 1993 at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. He has over 25 years of experience in business development, marketing and sales at various companies active in analytical instrumentation and analytical services in Europe. His functional experience included marketing, application and sales of LC- and GC-coupled mass spectrometry, MALDI-TOF MS and chromatographic tools. At the end of 2014, he joined Frontier Laboratories, a global leading company in GC/MS coupled analytical pyrolysis. Here, he is managing and supporting distribution partners and supports users of analytical pyrolysers in Europe for technical applications.