Analytical Chemistry

Do you need access to analytical instrumentation to support to your R&D activities?

BCIT’s Chemistry Department offers a range of services for companies or academic institutions looking to carrying out chemical analysis but without the budget to purchase the instrumentation required.

Instrumentation available includes:

Inductively Coupled Plasma -Tandem Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS)
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS)
Gas Chromatography (GC)
Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Ion Chromatography (IC)
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR)
Ultraviolet (UV) / Visible Spectroscopy
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR)
Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Automated Solid Phase Extraction
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) and Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (GFAAS).

For more information, please contact the Chemistry Program Head, Kevin Soulsbury at 604-456-8131.

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Do you need to improve your analytical chemistry skills?

Technological advances have resulted in an evolution from traditional chemistry to sophisticated processes using computerized instruments. BCIT’s Chemistry Department can offer a range of special workshops in analytical chemistry and instrumentation, for companies looking for some extensive applied training to further develop industry standard techniques in the laboratory.

Training can include:

Introduction to Analytical Chemistry
Gas Chromatographic Techniques
High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Techniques
LC/MS and Applications
GC/MS and Applications
and others

For more information, please contact the Chemistry PTS Coordinator, Soizic Wadge, at 604-432-8815.

“This was a good introduction to many of the most commonly used techniques in analytic chemistry. The instructors were knowledgeable and helpful, and the lectures were fast-paced and interesting. The course was useful in expanding my knowledge and range of skills in the chemistry lab.”

Marusha Taylor
Analytical Chemistry Student