Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/19/2019 - 08/21/2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location
Pittsburgh International Airport Hilton Garden Inn
Categories
PACS Course Number 45
9 AM to 5 PM
This 3-day course covers packed and capillary column gas chromatography (GC). It is designed for chemists, technicians and others who have minimum experience (0-3 years) with gas chromatography, or want to expand their knowledge base, or those interested in learning GC procedures. This course emphasizes: problem solving, practical day-to-day operation tips, minimum of theory, column and phase selection, detectors, applications, method development, quality control, and troubleshooting. All major GC detectors will be covered, the third day is devoted to the mass spectrometer detector and basic interpretation of data. PACS has four courses devoted to mass spectrometry. Also, GC applications will be discussed which are of interest to participants. Please note your experience and GC applications on the registration form. The course outline is below.
The instructor has well over thirty years of practical experiences using packed and capillary GC in many different applications. Dr. Nowicki’s GC experiences include: environmental sciences, clinical, toxicology, forensics, legal and illegal drugs, natural products, metabolism, food sciences, R&D, industrial problem solving, biotechnology, and others. Dr. Nowicki has real-world experiences with all detectors discussed in this course, please see section IV below. This course emphasizes practical aspects of GC and lightly covers theory. The basics of GC method development and quality control and assurance for defensible GC analysis is covered.
Course Registration is available. You may also register through an associated conference registration. Send it with a payment of $2550 to secure your course attendance. Hotel information and a map will be sent to confirm your registration. Please list your special interest(s) on the registration form. Enrollment is limited to assure your maximum course benefits. On-site PACS courses are available (most PACS courses can be provided at your time and place). Telephone PACS at 1.724.457.6576 if you need further information. PACS also provides laboratory testing and consulting services.
Basics of Gas Chromatography
Course Instructor: Dr. Henry Nowicki
- Course Outline
- I. INTRODUCTION
- History, definitions, applications/purpose
- Requirements, limitations, GC components/practical theory and practices
- II. INJECTION SYSTEMS
- Syringe types/methods, septa sweep
- Packed and capillary, on-column, split/splitless injections
- New techniques and applications, solvent effects
- Background, maintenance/trouble-shooting strategies
- III. COLUMN SYSTEMS
- Packed and capillary
- Performance evaluations, how they are made
- Liquid phases/selection/temperature limits
- Solid supports
- Adsorbents, molecular sieves
- Isothermal/temperature programming
- Compatibility, practical operating tips
- Installation of columns, trouble-shooting, gas flow adjustments
- Linear velocity thru capillary column
- Operational tips
- Maintenance and trouble-shooting
- IV. DETECTOR SYSTEMS
- FID, TCD, ECD, NPD, HEC, PID, AED, MS and MSD
- Strengths and weakness of each detector
- Third day of course covers MS detector and MS data interpretations
- V. QUALITATIVE IDENTIFICATION
- Retention time match with standard, derivatives
- Relative retention times and absolute
- Detectors in series/ratios, non-destructive/destructive
- Dual column confirmations
- VI. QUANTIFICATION
- Peak height, area
- Internal/external standards
- LOD/LOQ/PQL
- Signal-to-noise ratio, background, overlaps
- Data systems
- VII. QUALITY ASSURANCE
- System check-out, training, documentation, log books, calibrations
- Blanks, standards, reference materials and audits
- VIII. SAMPLE HANDLING
- Collection, preservation, preparation, storage
- Solid phase extraction, Liquid-liquid phase extraction
- Purge-and-trap, thermal desorption, headspace
- Holding times/stability, method selection and development
- IX. SUMMARY
- Literature and other information sources
- Open discussion of individual separation problemS and special interests
Upcoming Basics of Gas Chromatography:
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Course participants are encouraged to e-mail questions:
George Nowicki
Lab Manager
E-mail: George@pacslabs.com
Rich Capp
Office Administrator
E-mail: Rich@pacslabs.com
Send samples and postal inquiries to:
PACS, Inc.
409 Meade Drive
Coraopolis, PA 15108
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Phone: 1-724-457-6576 or 1-800-367-2587
PACS website: https://pacslabs.com
Please list your special interest during registration. We will try to accommodate your interest.
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