AUGUST 2012
Troubleshooting GC Separations Part 2

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In this tutorial with accompanies the Essential Guide Webcast (see opposite), Dr. John Hinshaw (Senior Scientist , BPL Global Ltd) and Tony Taylor (Technical Director, Crawford Scientific), present practical troubleshooting tips for GC separations, with special emphasis on resolution, selectivity and baseline issues. The session includes a wealth of practical information on GC separation issues and all our real world problems are related to both separation chemistry and hardware issues. A ‘must read’ for everyone working with GC instruments
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Key Learning Objectives
• Understand the factors effecting resolution in GC
• Identify reasons for loss of resolution including – selectivity changes and peak broadening or distortion
• Troubleshoot instrument hardware and separation chemistry to quickly identify problems
• Undertake simple user maintenance and build a maintenance schedule for your equipment
• Identify the major causes of baseline problems with a range of GC detectors
• Investigate a range of logical troubleshooting strategies to isolate and rectify problems – or understand the issue prior to contacting your service provider
• Introduction to the CHROMacademy GC Troubleshooter as a key tool in GC troubleshooting

Also Included in This Tutorial
Related Articles from LCGC
• When Peaks Collide – 3 part article
• Spring Cleaning
• A Chromatographers Toolkit
• Pinning down tailing peaks – 2 part article
• Using Computerized Pneumatics – 2 part article
CHROMacademy GC E-Learning Modules
• GC Temperature Programming
• Sample Introduction
• GC Detectors
CHROMacademy Webcasts / Essential Guides Tools
• GC Troubleshooting - Gas Supply and Inlet Issues
• GC Troubleshooting – Column and Detector Issues
• GC Troubleshooting – Separation Issues (Part 1)
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