Most gases are extremely difficult to detect because they are odorless. Certain gases are extremely harmful to humans if inhaled. Owing to the above, researchers have developed many potent techniques ...

Gas chromatography is a common chromatography technique used to separate and analyze volatile chemical compounds which do not decompose. It is typically used to separate different compounds within a ...

Analysts interested in quantifying volatile organic compounds like disinfection byproducts in liquid samples should consider using the gas chromatography system. There are two gas chromatography (GC) ...

In Star Trek, Mr. Spock’s hand-held tricorder can instantly tell what something is made of. We don’t have tricorders yet, but we’re getting close. Portable devices just a little too big to hold in one ...

BECAUSE of its high sensitivity, simplicity of operation and stability under changing operating conditions, the radioactive ionization-type detector for gas chromatography is one of the most useful so ...

GAS chromatography has been employed in separating numerous types of compounds, but has not yet been applied to the alkaloids, a field where it might find particular utility. We wish to report ...

Humans have had a significant effect on the natural world. Our activities have had wide-reaching and long-lasting consequences for the planet. Pollutants can be found in all environments, and come ...

Chances are good that most of us will go through life without ever having to perform gas chromatography, and if we do have the occasion to do so, it’ll likely be on a professional basis using a ...