Lecture 1: Fundamentals of gas chromotography Flashcards
what is extraction?
- Isolation of analyte from a matrix
* Sample clean-up
what type of extraction is used for a gas and a liquid?
headspace analysis
when is liquid extraction used?
when your extracting from two liquids
what type of extraction is used when you have a solid and a liquid ?
chromatography
whats chromotography ?
A technique which allows the separation of a mixture of analyte molecules through their interaction with a stationary phase and a mobile phase.
whats a stationary phase?
The chromatographic phase (solid or liquid) that is held and through which the mobile phase moves.
whats a mobile phase?
The chromatographic phase that moves through the stationary phase, either a liquid or gas.
whats Eluent mean?
solvent entering a column or moving up a plate, becomes an Eluate when it leaves.
define elution?
process of passing a liquid/gas through a column
whats the Analyte/Solute?
the molecule undergoing separation.
what are the type of columns?
packed or open tubular
How are compounds separated in chromatography?
by means of their different affinity for a mobile
and stationary phase.
Analyte molecules _____ move between the ___ and
the ___ and interact with them.
continually
SP
MP
what is partition ( in C)?
the rate of movement of the analyte through the column is dependant upon the relative solubility of the analyte in the stationary phase and the mobile phase.
what is Absorption?
the relative polarities of the analyte and the stationary phase determines the rate at which the analyte moves.
why is gas chromatography sometimes sued?
to test the purity of a particular substance, or to separate the components of a mixture to determine the relative amounts of each.
GC is used on ____ analytes.
volatile
whats the mobile phase in GC?
moving gas
whats the stationary phase in GC?
a piece of glass or metal tubing called a column
what kin of samples can GC be used on?
sufficient volatility and thermal stability. should be volatile at around 400°C or below and do not decompose at these temperatures.
what happens first to the sample in GC?
instrument vaporizes a sample of the compound and transports it via a carrier gas into a column.
The components of the sample travel through the column at ___ _____ depending on their ____ ______.
varying rates
physical properties.
what happens second to the sample in GC?
eluted components enter a heated detector that generates an electronic signal based on its interaction with the component. A data system records the size of the signal and plots it against elapsed time to produce a chromatogram.
Compounds are separated by their different ____ to the column during the stationary phase.
affinities
Compounds with less affinity will elute from the column _____. compounds with greater affinity will elute ____.
sooner
later
what does GC seperate?
GC is used to separate polar and nonpolar compounds that are volatile.
where is GC applies?
Food and flavor analysis Environmental analysis Industrial chemical analysis Petroleum industry analysis Forensic samples
what separation technique is better for non volatile compounds ?
liquid chromatography
Name some non volatile compounds?
proteins , salts and polymers
what does A gas chromatograph consists of (explain)?
- A regulated and purified carrier gas source, which moves the sample through the instrument
- An inlet, which also acts as a vaporizer for liquid samples
• A column, in which the time separation occurs
• A detector, which responds to the components as they elute from the column by changing its electrical output
• Output: Data interpretation of some sort
what does A gas chromatograph consists of
gas source, inlet (sampler), column, detector and output
a carrier gas must be ?
pure
whats an example of carrier gases?
helium, nitrogen, hydrogen, or a mixture of argon and methane
what would happen if the carrier gas isn’t pure?
Contaminants may react with the sample and the column, create spurious peaks, load the detector and raise the baseline, and so on.
what does a carrier gas do?
transport the sample through the system.