TY - JOUR

T1 - Determination of reactive hydrocarbons by capillary gas chromatography with the reduction gas detector.

AU - Cao, Xu-Liang

AU - Hewitt, CN

AU - Waterhouse, K. S.

PY - 1994

Y1 - 1994

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

U2 - 10.1016/0021-9673(94)80317-X

DO - 10.1016/0021-9673(94)80317-X

M3 - Journal article

VL - 679

SP - 115

EP - 121

JO - Journal of Chromatography A

JF - Journal of Chromatography A

SN - 1873-3778

IS - 1

ER -