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Automated sample preparation for dioxins, furans and PCBs.

Extraction, clean-up, fractionation and concentration designed as one traceable analytical chain—from raw sample to defensible evidence.

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LCTECH DEXTech Heat for automated dioxin, furan and PCB clean-up

FROM SAMPLE TO FINAL EXTRACT

The detector cannot repair uncontrolled sample preparation.

Persistent-organic-pollutant analysis depends on decisions made before instrumental determination. Katálysis aligns LCTECH technologies with the matrix, validated method, daily capacity, target fractions and the laboratory's quality requirements.

Controlled extraction

X-TRACTION supports pressurised fluid extraction with application-specific control of temperature, pressure and solvent composition.

Automated clean-up

The DEXTech family automates purification and fractionation for PCDD/F, PCBs and other persistent organic pollutants according to the selected method.

Controlled concentration

D-EVA provides parallel concentration with end-point monitoring to protect the defined final working volume.

LCTECH PLATFORMS

Configure the system around matrix, method and throughput.

The final configuration follows the laboratory's intended use, performance requirements and applicable quality controls.

LCTECH DEXTech Heat
HEATED CLEAN-UP

DEXTech Heat

Designed for matrices whose lipid extracts may solidify at room temperature. Heating supports consistent flow during automated clean-up and fractionation.

LCTECH DEXTech 16
15 SAMPLES PER SEQUENCE

DEXTech 16

Sequential unattended processing for laboratories seeking higher capacity, standardisation and operational continuity.

LCTECH DEXTech Pure
ROBUST ROUTINE

DEXTech Pure

Automated clean-up for multiple dioxin and PCB applications with methods compatible across the DEXTech family.

LCTECH proprietary fractionation columns
EVOLUTION · READY-TO-USE

Proprietary columns

Silica, alumina and activated-carbon combinations support specific clean-up stages and fractions, with product-line quality documentation and lot identification.

LCTECH X-TRACTION pressurised fluid extraction system
PRESSURISED FLUID EXTRACTION

X-TRACTION

A modular extraction platform that can reduce open handling and manual transfers within a configured sample-preparation workflow.

LCTECH D-EVA controlled extract concentration system
SENSOR-CONTROLLED CONCENTRATION

D-EVA

Parallel concentration with automatic stopping at defined volumes for dioxin and PCB fractions, according to the selected configuration.

MATRIX-DRIVEN DECISIONS

One analytical target, different preparation challenges.

Matrix composition, sample mass, lipid content, target congeners, interferences and throughput determine the appropriate workflow.

Food and feed

Meat, milk, eggs, fish, oils, fats, animal feed and ingredients require matrix-specific extraction and clean-up decisions.

Environmental samples

Soil, sediment, water-related solids and tissues can demand different sample masses, solvents, blanks and contamination controls.

Defensible records

Document sample identity, method version, equipment, column lots, controls, interventions, fractions and final volumes.

Centro Halal da América Latina certification seal

HALAL · TAYYIB · CHEMICAL SAFETY

Halal-certified laboratory equipment for dioxin sample preparation: what the certificate covers.

Here, this phrase refers only to LCTech GmbH's DEXTech Heat and the proprietary fractionation columns identified in certificate CHAL-INT-2026-74D2 under scheme CHAL-SCH-005.

It does not certify a food product, a laboratory, an analytical method, or any equipment or consumable outside the stated scope. ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, method validation and applicable quality controls remain separate requirements.

DIOXINS IN HALAL SUPPLY CHAINS CERTIFICATE DETAILS →

CURRENT REGULATORY REFERENCES

Use the applicable regulation, matrix and current consolidated text.

Regulation (EU) 2023/915

Sets maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealed Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006.

Regulation (EU) 2017/644

Sets sampling and analysis methods for dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs.

Validated method

A regulatory reference does not replace laboratory validation, competence, accreditation or applicable quality controls.

Current scope

Before a conformity decision, confirm the current consolidated text, product, matrix, jurisdiction and destination market.

DEFENSIBLE RESULTS

Traceability must cross every preparation stage.

Sample and method

Identify matrix, sample mass, fortification, procedure, method version and acceptance criteria.

Equipment and consumables

Record the system, columns, lots, solvents, standards and processing sequence.

Controls and interventions

Document blanks, recoveries, checks, occurrences, cleaning, maintenance and corrective actions.

Fractions and concentration

Register transfers, fractions, final volumes and concentration conditions to reduce avoidable uncertainty.

Qualification and routine

Align installation, operation, performance checks, training and support with the intended use.

Auditable evidence

A defensible result lets the laboratory reconstruct how each stage was executed and controlled.

THE ANALYTICAL WORKFLOW IN MOTION

See extraction, clean-up and concentration in sequence.

Official LCTECH films present the three automated sample-preparation stages used to configure a dioxin, furan and PCB workflow.

OFFICIAL LCTECH CHANNEL ↗
1 · X‑TRACTION — pressurised fluid extraction
2 · DEXTech Heat — automated clean-up and fractionation
3 · D‑EVA — parallel, sensor-controlled concentration

Primary sources and institutional evidence

Centro Halal article ↗Regulation (EU) 2023/915 ↗Regulation (EU) 2017/644 ↗LCTECH official site ↗

Technical questions

Which stages can be automated in dioxin sample preparation?

A configured workflow may combine pressurised fluid extraction, automated clean-up and fractionation, controlled concentration and the validated instrumental determination selected by the laboratory.

What does “Halal-certified laboratory equipment for dioxin sample preparation” mean here?

Here, the phrase refers only to LCTech GmbH's DEXTech Heat and the proprietary fractionation columns identified in certificate CHAL-INT-2026-74D2 under scheme CHAL-SCH-005. It does not certify a food product, a laboratory, an analytical method, or any equipment or consumable outside the stated scope. ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, method validation and applicable quality controls remain separate requirements.

Is Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 still the current contaminant-level reference?

No. Regulation (EU) 2023/915 repealed it. Regulation (EU) 2017/644 remains a specific reference for sampling and analysis of dioxins and PCBs in certain foodstuffs.

KATÁLYSIS + LCTECH

Build a defensible dioxin, furan and PCB workflow.

Share the matrix, validated method, daily capacity, instrumentation and country. Katálysis structures equipment, columns, installation, training, qualification and application support.

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