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1. Introduction to two-dimensional gas chromatography
The analysis of complex mixtures (environmental samples, petroleum cuts, natural extracts) in gas chromatography is a real challenge for the analyst. These samples are often too complex to be fully separated on a single stationary phase. What's more, trace compounds often co-elute with very abundant analytes.
Giddings' work perfectly illustrates this phenomenon. Modern capillary columns have more than 100,000 theoretical plates. However, if you want to separate a mixture of 100 components with a separation probability of 0.99, you need a column with 500 million trays
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Introduction to two-dimensional gas chromatography
History: from GC-GC to GCxGC
Bibliography
Websites
Chromedia: website dedicated to chromatography http://www.chromedia.org/chromedia (page consulted on December 8, 2010)
RIC: site dedicated to analytical sciences (training, equipment, expertise) http://www.richrom.com (page...
Events
Congress: International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography and GCxGC, annual conference in Riva del Garda http://www.ric.eu/riva/index.php
PITTCON, annual conference in Atlanta http://www.pittcon.org/
HTC, International Symposium on...
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Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
Two-dimensional heart-cutting chromatography systems, GC-GC
Agilent http://www.chem.agilent.com/ (page consulted on December 8, 2010)
Documentation –Training – Seminars
Thesis. TRAN (T.C.). – Characterization of crude oils and atmospheric organic compounds by using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography technique (GCxGC). RMIT University (2009). http://researchbank.rmit. edu.au/view/rmit:6118.
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