ISSN:
0935-6304
Keywords:
Gas chromatography
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Capillary, at 25O°C
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Sampling via precolumn enrichment
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Precolumn backflush, reinjection after trapping the volatiles
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Rejection of non-volatiles
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Automation
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Chemistry
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Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
A novel sampling system for isothermal capillary gas chromatography of medium- or low-volatility mixtures is described and test results are reported using flame ionization detection. The system features a loading and positioning chamber for glass vials which can carry a dilute sample in up to 0.2 ml of a volatile solvent. The output from the glass vaporization chamber is trapped onto a packed precolumn operated in the backflush mode. The analytes are further transferred over a wall-coated capillary trap prior to isothermal capillary GLC. Repeat-cycle operation of the sampling system requires 10 channels of a processor for time control over 5 solenoid valves and 3 static heaters. Preliminary results with long-chain n-alkanes in the submicrogram range showed no unwanted effects. The principal claim of the system is an improved rejection of non-volatiles.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240020504
