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Determination of reactive hydrocarbons by capillary gas chromatography with the reduction gas detector.

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1994
<mark>Journal</mark>Journal of Chromatography A
Issue number1
Volume679
Number of pages7
Pages (from-to)115-121
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The reduction gas detector has been used successfully for the capillary GC determination of C2---C6 alkenes and isoprene. The detection limits have been improved by using a capillary GC column. The peak shapes for hydrocarbons above C6 (benzene, toluene, p- xylene, o-xylene, α-pinene and β-pinene) are very broad and tailing due to their slow and incomplete reactions with HgO at the maximum temperature (300°C) achievable with the present reduction gas detector. If the HgO bed temperature of the detector could be increased, the system might be applicable to the detection of higher-molecular-mass compounds.