Advance Gas Chromatography Operation, Calibration, Troubleshooting and Practice
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Advance Gas Chromatography Operation, Calibration, Troubleshooting and Practice Course
Introduction:
This course has been developed to integrate different aspects and techniques in the field of separation science. It covers the theory, instrumentation, and practical application of modern separation techniques, including gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, and electrokinetic separations. Additionally, sample preparation methods will be discussed.
The course places a strong emphasis on the practical, empirical, and applied aspects of these techniques, while also providing sufficient coverage of the underlying theory. This ensures a comprehensive understanding of how the methods operate and facilitates the development of new separation methods. Throughout the course, we will explore the common principles that govern the separation processes, such as equilibrium, mass transport, bulk fluid transport, zone formation, and perturbation. These fundamental physical parameters act as unifying features and will guide our learning journey.
Course Objectives:
- A greater understanding of why and how separations techniques work as they do
- An ability to select and employ appropriate separations methods for various analysis problems
- An aptitude for making the calculations necessary in utilizing the various separation techniques. Having met these goals, you will be able to effectively employ chromatography and other separations methods in your research.
Who Should Attend?
Analytical chemists, laboratory supervisors, laboratory technicians, GC technicians, research and development scientists, instrument specialists, and quality assurance/control managers.
Course Outlines:
- Introduction to separation science
- Separations theory and calculations
- Column Systems
- Packed and capillary
- Performance evaluations, how they are made
- Liquid phases/selection/temperature limits
- Solid supports
- Adsorbents, molecular sieves
- How to select the type of columns required for plant application
- Isothermal/temperature programming
- Compatibility, operating tips
- Installation of columns, trouble-shooting, gas flow adjustments
- Linear velocity thru capillary column
- Operational tips
- Column behavior
- Maintenance and trouble-shooting
- Gas chromatography: hardware and methods
- High performance liquid chromatography: hardware and methods
- Introduction to modern electrophoretic methods of analysis
- Sample preparation
- Biological, environmental, and industrial applications (interspersed among the above)
- Introduction to Troubleshooting and Preventive Maintenance
- System Familiarization
- Inlet Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Worksheet Exercise 1
- Automatic Liquid Sampler (ALS) Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Capillary Column Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Video Segment 2: Column Installation
- Electronic Pneumatics Control (EPC) T&M
- Detector Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Worksheet Exercise 2
- Worksheet Exercise 3
- Data System Troubleshooting and Conclusion