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Q: What are the principal advantages of microwave hydrolysis over traditional methods?
A: The most immediately noticeable advantage is the tremendous time savings you can achieve. Hydrolysis procedures that would require 24–72 hours with traditional methods can be completed in less than 45 minutes in the microwave.
In addition, microwave methods can improve your analytical results, giving you more accurate, more reproducible data.
Q: Why will microwave methods improve my analytical data?
A: Process monitoring sensors and control software ensure that all samples are processed under uniform temperature conditions, ensuring reproducibility of data.
Also, the microwave cavity, with protein hydrolysis rotor, provides an inert, anaerobic environment. This helps to prevent oxidative degradation of amino acids. The system can also be configured to work under vacuum conditions or with nitrogen. The hydrolysis is carried out in quartz vials that can be used directly by the HPLC autosampler, thereby eliminating any possible contamination or loss.
Q: How safe is Milestone's hydrolysis system?
A: Safety Officers worldwide encourage their chemists to choose Milestone equipment. Our patented rotor technology has been used for years in applications much more dangerous than hydrolysis with diluted hydrochloric acid at 160 °C. The system is guaranteed to be fully within the most common safety norms.
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