The Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide for Gas Chromatographers
5th Edition
Will be published approx. on 22. May 2030
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-3-527-33287-8 (ISBN)
Description
The fifth edition of this best-selling classic in gas chromatography has been thoroughly revised and updated, and now features approximately 25% completely new content, including the new topics of purge and trap samplers, headspace samplers, and chromatogram integration. The content covered is based on the most common problems, questions and misconceptions about capillary gas chromatography, taken from dozens of years of experience the author has gathered in customer support for the leading manufacturer. The result is the only efficient and logical troubleshooting guide for users of this technique, maximizing both lifetime and performance of GC instrumentation. Since a detailed knowledge of chemistry or chromatography is not required, this is the perfect guide for technicians.
Reviews / Votes
"Das Buch ist gut lesbar und leicht verstaendlich geschrieben. Es gibt dem Praktiker wichtige Hinweise?."Gefahrstoffe Reinhaltung der Luft
April 2008
amazon.com customer review:
Dean Rood has compiled all the relevant information needed to help in the troubleshooting and maintenance of any GC, you find yourself with all the necessary support no matter where you are, this book will guide you through the process of fault finding and fixing and you will be able to go back on business without the fuss of following instructions over the phone or waiting for the service to come over, I think it is fantastic!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Weinheim
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 1700 mm
ISBN-13
978-3-527-33287-8 (9783527332878)
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Person
Dean Rood is now an independent consultant after working as the Manufacturing Engineering Manager at the capillary GC column manufacturing facility of Agilent Technologies in Folsom California. Prior to holding this position, Dean was an Applications and Technical Support Chemist for 11 years. Dean has presented over 500 classes, seminars and papers on GC and related chromatographic techniques. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Chromatographic Science, co-writes the monthly column on GC Troubleshooting and Problem Solving, and has authored numerous papers and book chapters on analytical chromatography.
Content
Introduction to Capillary Gas Chromatography Basic but Essential Definitions and Equations Capillary GC Columns: Tubing Capillary GC Columns: Stationary Phases Capillary GC Columns: Dimensions Carrier Gas Operation and Maintenance of Injectors Operation and Maintenance of Detectors Column Installation Column Test Mixtures Causes and Prevention of Column Damage Troubleshooting Capillary GC Systems