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Tables of Contents for Introduction to Analytical Gas Chromatography
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
iii
Chapter 1 Introduction to Gas Chromatography
1
20
History of Chromatography
1
5
The Basic Gas Chromatography
6
3
The Principles of a Chromatographic Separation
9
2
The Progress of a Solute Through a Chromatographic System
11
7
References
18
3
Chapter 2 The Mechanism of Retention
21
44
The Plate Theory
21
8
The Thermodynamic Explanation of Retention
29
4
Molecular Interactions
33
19
Parameters that Control the Chromatographically Available Stationary Phase (Vs)
52
3
The Resolving Power of a GC Column
55
5
The Effective Plate Number
60
4
References
64
1
Chapter 3 Peak Dispersion
65
36
The Peak Width
65
3
Alternative Forms of Presenting Chromatographic Data
68
2
The Rate Theory
70
6
Carrier Gas Compressibility: Its Effect on the Interpretation of Chromatographic Data
76
6
Effect of Mobile Phase Compressibility on the HETP Equation for a Packed GC Column
82
4
Extensions of the HETP Equation
86
3
The Golay Equation for Open Tubular Columns
89
4
Extra-column Dispersion
93
6
References
99
2
Chapter 4 GC Columns and Their Construction
101
32
The Packed GC Column
103
15
Capillary or Open Tubular Columns
118
7
Porous Layer Open Tubular (PLOT) Columns
125
3
Chiral Stationary Phases
128
3
References
131
2
Chapter 5 Gas Chromatography Instrumentation
133
38
The Contemporary Gas Chromatograph
134
1
Gas Supplies
135
13
Injection Devices
148
10
The Column Oven
158
6
Detector Ovens
164
1
Column/Detector Connecting Conduits
165
1
Data Acquisition and Processing
166
1
Automatic Sample Processing for GC Analysis
167
3
References
170
1
Chapter 6 Gas Chromatography Detectors
171
30
Major Detector Specifications
171
9
The Flame Ionization Detector
180
4
The Nitrogen Phosphorus Detector (NPD)
184
2
The Electron Capture Detector
186
5
The Katherometer Detector
191
3
The Helium Detector
194
2
The Pulsed Helium Discharge Detector
196
3
References
199
2
Chapter 7 Sample Preparation
201
24
Gas Samples
202
8
Liquid Sampling
210
4
Solid Sampling
214
4
Derivatization Techniques
218
5
References
223
2
Chapter 8 Chromatographic Development
225
32
Isothermal Development
228
7
Temperature Programming
235
9
Flow Programming
244
7
Purge and Vent Techniques
251
4
References
255
2
Chapter 9 Qualitative Analysis
257
30
The Corrected Retention Volume
257
1
The Capacity Ratio of a Solute
258
1
The Separation Ratio
259
4
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) Systems
263
2
Ionization Techniques for GC/MS
265
9
Gas Chromatography/Infrared (GC/IR) Systems
274
8
Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) GC/ES Systems
282
4
References
286
1
Chapter 10 Quantitative Analysis
287
38
Data Collection and Data Handling
290
4
Transmission of the Data to the Computer
294
3
Data Processing and Reporting
297
1
The Basic Principles of Data Processing
298
3
Peak Deconvolution
301
3
The Quantitative Evaluation of the Chromatogram
304
1
Peak Area Measurements
305
5
Peak Height Measurements
310
3
Quantitative Analytical Methods for GC and LC
313
5
Chromatographic Control
318
5
References
323
2
Chapter 11 Gas Chromatography Applications
325
66
Hydrocarbon Analysis
330
7
Essential Oils
337
8
Food and Beverage Products
345
8
Biotechnology Applications
353
13
Environmental Applications
366
8
Forensic Analyses
374
12
General Comments on Analytical Gas Chromatography
386
2
References
388
3
Index
391