The conference will include exciting presentations from users around the world:

Travel back in time: where did we start and how did we get here?

• History of ion chromatography: Metrohm's path to green professional IC
  Dr. Markus Läubli
  Product Specialist in Ion Chromatography, Metrohm International Headquarters

The heart of the IC: column design and innovation

• Design and Preparation of Ion Chromatography Columns
  Professor Bastian Brand
  Metrohm Endowed Professor, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
• Advances in column development: introducing the Metrosep A Supp 19
  Dr. Vincent Diederich
  Columns Product Manager, Metrohm International Headquarters

IC for air and water quality monitoring

• Air quality monitoring by IC
  Mr. Jerry van Bronckhorst,
  Metrohm Process Analytics, the Netherlands
• Long-range transport impacts of ionic secondary pollutants in PM2.5 based on Receptor Models
  Professor Min-Suk Bae
  Mokpo National University, South Korea
• Part of the future surface water monitoring? Online Ion Chromatography
  Dr. Julia Arndt
  Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany
• Examples of environmental chemistry research questions answered with the Metrohm 761 IC and Metrohm 930 Compact IC Flex at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund
  Professor Krystyna Kozioł
  Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland
• Drinking, Waste, and Process Water Analysis with Ion Chromatography
  Mrs. Michaela Kotalova
  ALS Czech Republic
• Versatility and productivity with only 3 columns
  Mr. Fernando Gomez
  Induser, Argentina
• Three decades of quality and trust
  Dr. Mohammad Barakat
  Holding Company for Water and Wastewater, Egypt

Coupled IC systems for a cleaner and safer future

• The analysis of Total Organic Fluorine (TOF) by Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC): How low can your LOQ and LOD be?
  Professor Anh Pham
  University of Waterloo, Canada
• Suppression in the IC-ICP/MS coupling – Benefits for Arsenic Speciation Analyses
  Mr. Philipp Knobloch
  Universität Bayreuth, Germany
• The use of CIC for PFAS screening & progress toward US EPA Draft Method 1621
  Dr. Charles Neslund
  Eurofins Environment Testing, United States of America

Quality assurance from fertilizers to food

• Applications for Cr(VI): Chromate in strongly alkaline digestion solutions according to EN ISO 15192 (digested soil) and EN 16318 (fertilizer)
  Mrs. Marija Pilčević
  Elixir, Serbia
• Carbohydrate testing by HPAEC-PAD provides new insight for Animal & Human Nutrition
  Mr. Jeff Horst
  Agri-King, United States of America

Through eight demonstrations and workshops, you will have the opportunity to see firsthand the many different applications that are possible with your IC system. There will also be opportunities for you to ask questions and get tips and tricks from our experts to improve your IC experience.

• MARS: Ambient aerosol monitoring with the Metrohm AeRosol Sampler
  The Metrohm AeRosol Sampler "MARS" is a simple solution for aerosol monitoring. It is the small brother of the MARGA ("Monitor for AeRosols and Gases in ambient Air), which samples both aerosols and gases. In this demonstration you will get a chance to see the MARS working in action as it monitors the air quality here at Metrohm International Headquarters.
• Coupled IC-MS systems
  Combining IC with an electrospray ionization mass spectrometer (ESI-MS) or an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) solves even complex separation problems while achieving outstanding sensitivities and selectivity. Enjoy a tour of our new demonstration laboratory for hyphenated systems, including IC-MS, IC-MS/MS, and IC-ICP/MS. After a brief introduction, you will have a chance to explore the instruments and ask questions.
• Combustion IC for monitoring of PFAS
  Total PFAS analysis by CIC can provide an accurate picture of the overall contamination level before more expensive and time-consuming analytical techniques are deployed for targeted analysis of specific PFAS. In this demonstration participants will learn more about PFAS screening methods using combustion ion chromatography systems from Metrohm.
• How low can we go? Flexible anion and cation analysis from nano- to milligrams/liter
  This workplace will present a flexible trace analysis system that can measure anions and cations from ng to mg/L concentrations in many different types of sample matrices. Participants will get to see the excellent separation properties of the new Metrosep A Supp 19 column for anions, the Metrohm solutions for inline sample enrichment and matrix elimination, and the 941 Eluent Generation Module.
• Saving time with IC software solutions: making the most of MagIC Net
  In this session, our MagIC Net experts will offer some “tips and tricks” to improve your IC workflow and will be available to answer any questions you have.
• Prevention and troubleshooting: how to enjoy a carefree life with your IC
  What can you do to improve results, what measures can be taken to reduce the IC system downtime and extend the instrument's service life? During this workshop you will learn how to avoid instrument downtime and keep your instrument running well.
• IC User Experience
  The user experience (UX) workshop on software for ion chromatography analysis will be guided by our UX designers. Our goal is to gain a better understanding of participants' experiences in the laboratory and identify areas for improvement to make our software more user-friendly in the future.