It is perhaps one of the most common solvents used in the laboratory today, HPLC Grade Acetonitrile.  The term HPLC stands for high performance liquid chromatography.  HPLC is an analytical chemistry technique that forces a sample with pressure and pumps through a column filled with absorbent material. As the material passes through the common different flow rates occur when different materials are absorbed into the column at different rates leading to separation.  This separation is then measured and compared with known results to identify your sample.

Now that we know what HPLC stands for why do we use HPLC grade?  The term grade stands for the purity and cleanliness of a solvent.  When performing HPLC testing you want to know exactly what’s in the solvent to avoid contamination and incorrect identification of samples.  This is why only high purity HPLC grade acetonitrile can be used.  If another grade such as ACS grade acetonitrile was used your sample would contaminants and peaks and valleys all over the place giving you a false identification.  It is imperative that your solvents are not only clean but also reliable.  That is why RightPath Industries created highpuritysolvents.com, an online web store allowing you to purchase HPLC grade acetonitrile at a fair price quickly and easily.

This is why we offer HPLC grade acetonitrile to our analytical and laboratory customers to ensure that each and every time you get consistent and reliable results.  Not to mention our acetonitrile is priced significantly less than our competitors.  If you have any questions or would like to place an order for Acetonitrile or any high purity solvents simply visit our online store

Are you tired of overpaying for solvents for use in your laboratory?  Are you worried that because a solvent doesnt have a brand name or is less expensive it isnt of the same or higher quality?

As many of you may know RightPath Industries not only distributes bulk chemicals but we also distribute a significant amount high purity solvents used in the laboratory for everything from regular bench top work all the way to pesticide residue analysis.  All of the solvents we carry and distribute are lot tested and include COA’s to ensure the utmost quality for your analytical needs.  We have built a vast network of direct manufacturing relationships with some of the premier chemical manufacturing companies in the Country.  This is how and why we are able to offer you not only the same exact high purity solvents you are using now, but also those same solvents at a significantly reduced price.  We pass along our savings to you, the customer!  We will never charge you some outlandish shipping fee, nor will we increase the prices significantly throughout the year.  We believe that by working together in a transparent environment and truly knowing your needs and wants we can not only help your lab run more efficient but also save you money in the long run.

 

So feel free to reach out look at some of our products, order online or request a quote to your liking.  We are willing to do what it takes to make you a repeat customer for years to come

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RightPath Industries a chemical distributor focusing on high purity chemicals and solvents has signed a Distribution agreement with Lanxess Solutions USA.  With this agreement RightPath Industries will have access to certain Lanxess Solutions products and will be able to distribute those products to its US based customers.  This new agreement will allow RightPath greater access to current and future customers in all markets with a world renowned chemical manufacturing company.

About RightPath Industries

RightPath Industries combines years of experience, superior customer service and the best pricing. We supply a wide variety of businesses with chemical products such as solvents, high purity acids, industrial grade acids, high purity alcohols, production grade acids, acs grade solvents, glycols and other general chemicals.

 

About Lanxess

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 7.7 billion in 2016 and about 19,200 employees in 25 countries. The company is currently represented at 75 production sites worldwide.

The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics. Through ARLANXEO, the joint venture with Saudi Aramco, LANXESS is also a leading supplier of synthetic rubber. LANXESS is listed in the leading sustainability indices Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World) and FTSE4Good.

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We here at RightPath Industries would like to think of us as synonymous with high purity solvents. We have recently updated our website and even created a separate secure online store for ordering all of your high purity solvents.  You can now order all of your high purity solvents through highpuritysolvent.com which is part of RightPath Industries.  You can also request custom pricing by simply contacting us.  We often have sales on our website so it is advisable to check often or contact us if we do not offer something that you might be looking for.  All of our chemicals can be drop ins and direct replacements for other brand name products that you are simply paying too much money for.  We believe in building long standing business relationships with our customers and pricing products too high is not one of our goals however saving you time and money is.  By working with RightPath industries for you high purity solvent needs you can not only save just time by ordering many of your items in one place with RightPath Analytical and our high purity solvents but you can also save money.  Our pricing is far below in the industry averages and we specifically cater to smaller to medium size laboratories.  Please feel free to give us a call and see how we can save you money not only today but far into the future as well.

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When working in any industry where a serious accident could occur on the job, safety is absolutely paramount. This is especially true if your line of work finds you in a laboratory working with dangerous and/or sensitive materials such as chemicals. However, not all laboratories or lab managers are as thorough with safety training as is needed, and some researchers may not be as attentive as they should be during training. Nevertheless, safety remains a top concern for those working in these particular fields, so we’ve gathered some data on the industries that see the most injuries and have put together some tips to always keep in mind when working with hazardous chemicals in the workplace.

Know the label before you open the drum

Under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200), every workplace chemical container must carry a GHS label: product identifier, signal word, hazard pictograms, hazard statements, and precautionary statements. Before handling any material, match the label to its Safety Data Sheet and confirm you understand the hazard class — flammable, corrosive, oxidizer, or health hazard. Our guide to reading a GHS label on a chemical drum walks through each element.

The basics that prevent most incidents

• Ventilation: solvents like acetone, toluene, and MEK generate flammable vapors — work in ventilated areas and keep ignition sources away.
• Segregated storage: keep acids away from bases, oxidizers away from flammables, and follow the SDS storage section for every product.
• PPE matched to the hazard: chemical-splash goggles, gloves rated for the specific chemical (nitrile is not universal), and respiratory protection where exposure limits require it.
• Grounding and bonding: when transferring flammable liquids between containers, ground and bond both vessels to prevent static ignition.
• Spill readiness: stock compatible absorbents and neutralizers before you need them, and train the team on the spill procedure in your SDS.

Where to get the documentation

Every product RightPath Industries ships includes its Safety Data Sheet, and lot-controlled orders add a Certificate of Analysis. If you need SDS copies, container compatibility guidance, or help classifying a material for your hazard communication program, contact our team — we answer the same day.

Is the comeback of coal on the horizon.  As many of you have seen President Trump is working on repealing some of the clean air act  laws that lowered the emission rates of CO2 which mainly effected coal fired power plants.  As many of you may also know the large coal and energy companies in the United States do not have the capabilities to test many of their coals in house. This is where specialty laboratories perform in house testing of coal samples and provide those analysis back to the companies requesting testing.  Some of these tests such as the sink and float analysis are tried and true methods that have been used for the past 50 years to analyze coals.  Two of the main materials used in sink and float analsysis are dibromomethane and perchlorethylene.  These are both what are termed as halogenated solvents and are both very dangerous to work with and have been known to cause cancer. This is one reason why RightPath Industries makes all of our customers using halogenated solvents require the filling out of a user agreement form to ensure that staff is properly trained in how to handle the materials.

The main reason for the slow demise of coal over the past few years can be viewed as two fold.  One being the clean air act which caused a significant disruption with competitive energy companies in having to provide new scrubbers to be below the new EPA limits.  The second and perhaps the main reason is rise of fractal drilling and the marcellus shale gas reserve. Coal testing laboratories are also feeling the burden of lowered coal usages. There has been a reduction at coal testing labs by over 70% in the past 3 years. Many coal testing labs have since gone out of business due to the low sample request by energy companies.

As you can see in the above figure in 2012 Natural gas in 2012 became the predominant source of energy for the United States surpassing coal.  This is mainly due to the large natural reserves and lower costs associated with extraction of coal from the earth utilizing techniques such as fractal drilling which drive the cost down considerably when in comparison with coal.

We believe that while the clean air act redaction might help in the short term for some coal fired power plants overall due to the large and cheap supply of natural gas moving forward coal production and with it ancillary markets and employment in the coal sector will continue to suffer.

As many of our customers in coal country there are still opportunities utilizing current infrastructure in many of the laboratories across the country.  Many coal labs already contain the required staffing as well as testing equipment needed to begin operations in environmental as well as analytical testing services.   If you are looking to make the switch please feel free to contact RightPath Industries and see how our team of experts my be able to help you.

 

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As many of our customers and fellow distributors and manufacturers know when attempting to distribute certain products into the EU that product on many occasions needs to be REACH registered and follow REACH compliance.  To the small distribution firms this eliminates them from being competitive in the open market in certain geographical locations such as the EU due to the relatively high cost and complexity with securing such registrations.  In doing so these markets in the EU are now polarized with only large scale primary producers in the marketplace being able to absorb these associated costs.  The development of REACH over the past few years and its intended consequence was to allow greater visibility into what materials were coming into the EU, where they were coming from and allowing citizens greater access to substance information.  However as quoted recently in Chemical Watch,

“Another issue, says Ueapme, is that the costs of REACH “clearly exceed” the benefits of citizens having access to more substance information, and a stronger focus on how such information can be better used by citizens is needed.

Cefic has yet to publish its comments on the review. But speaking to Chemical Watch at a UN chemicals meeting earlier this month, its director general, Marco Mensink, said the cost of registration for big companies is “already huge”, and for small companies the cost can “significantly affect profits”.[1]

 

As you can imagine the costs for small scale distributors relative to the bottom line can be significant.  In many cases REACH registrations for certain products can cost upwards and over $100,000.  This only further causes the EU market into isolation.  Hopefully in the future the benefits of REACH can be re-evaluated and a better system for the importation of chemicals into the EU is on the horizon.

 

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1.To read the Chemical Watch article in its entirety 

 

We have taken a look at other chemical and laboratory supply companies and decided that not every page needed to have 300 links and steer your all over the place.  What we wanted was something complete, concise and to the point when looking for  a product you may need.  All that is needed to find a product on our website is to simple go to the search box at the top or lower right hand side of the page and type in the chemical name of the product you are looking for or the CAS number.  You can also click on products and scroll through our offerings as well. We have done our very best at RightPath Industries to get you to the chemical you may need as quickly as possible.  Please feel free to contact us today to lower your cost of goods for high purity solvents, acids and general chemicals all across the United States