News from Specialty Analytical

Just finished speaking with the chemist, Marty, at Specialty Analytical.

The TIC (Tentative Individual Compound) summary on the Newport and Vector 'Mystery Oil' (MO) is complete (the .pdf is at the bottom of this post). The TIC is a computer driven search-and-match based on GC/MS analysis and a database of 140,000 compounds. In total, the TIC produced around 460 potentially present compounds in the MO samples.

After reviewing the TIC, Marty is interested in an analytical analysis of 12 out of the 460 compounds found. Two that Marty mentioned specifically are cyclohexane based: isocyanate and isothiocyanate. These and the other 12 compounds produced what he called "a spectra that stands out." The TIC does give, as Marty verified, false-positives; however, for our purpose (identifying the MO in BHO), a manual review of all 460 compounds is not necessary.

With a more analytical/manual approach to Marty's "Big 12", the lab will be able to "positively identify" and give "quantifying amounts" of each as it relates to the MO. Unfortunately, the TIC does not produce this information. Therefore, the accompanying pdf. files are not final, in any respect.

Marty will be sourcing "pure samples" of each of the 12 compounds and then using each as a "standard" to identify and quantify with GC/MS analysis. Once identified and quantified in the MO, according to Marty, we should be able to identify these compounds in BHO.

In 48hrs Marty will have a timeline on acquiring, identifying, and quantifying these compounds.Thank-you, Marty and the team at Specialty Analytical!

MysteryOil:Chromo.pdf