Latest edition of Separation Times magazine focuses on getting top performance from gas chromatography detectors, with case studies and technical questions answered
Agilent Technologies Europe has announced the release of the latest edition of Separation Times, Vol 15, No 1 (publication no. 5988-5880EEE), an issue that focuses on getting top performance from gas chromatography (GC) detectors.
Because even superb chromatography suffers if analytes elute into under-performing detectors, a two-page spread offers detailed information about detector parts and accessories that assure the best performance from Agilent's flame ionisation (FID), nitrogen phosphorus (NPD), thermal conductivity (TCD) and electron capture (ECD) detectors.
The lead article describes how best to maintain FIDs, one of the most widely used detectors.
Other articles in this issue include potential risks in using bargain-priced GC columns, considerations when analysing samples with large amounts of residue, and how one racehorse drug testing laboratory decreased GC run times by 35%.
The regular 'Ask Technical Support' column addresses the mystery behind a 60% drop in resolution with the installation of a new GC column of the same type, for the same application and with all the same run conditions.
This section answers questions from readers submitted directly to Agilent experts online.
Anyone interested in receiving a copy or requesting a subscription to the printed or electronic versions of Separation Times can visit the Agilent Web site (see above).
