Virtual Classroom Training: Practical Essentials of GC Columns, GC Detectors and Mass Spectrometers

This course is taught live in a virtual classroom through interactive, instructor-led training with instrument parts and consumables shown and explained. Small group sizes with plenty of opportunities to ask questions through live Q&A.

This course looks at the different types of GC columns; the different types of stationary phases and analyte interactions; the different dimensions and stationary phase thicknesses and how to choose them.

It looks at the analyte peak shapes and the factors affecting these, along with the calculations of the important chromatographic terms for column performance. Finally, the GC column oven is considered along with the influence of temperature on the separation.

The course identifies the different considerations when selecting a GC detector for a particular application and provides a brief introduction into many types of universal and selective detectors used in gas chromatography. The course covers in detail Flame ionisation (FID), electron capture (ECD) and thermal conductivity (TCD) detectors.

The course goes on to look at mass spectrometry, the reasons for using the technique and the data generated, reviewing the types of mass spectrometers available that are hyphenated to GC and looks at their components including vacuum systems, ionisation techniques, mass filters and detectors.

This course combines modules 4,5 and 6 of the Virtual Classroom Training: Practical Essentials of GC & GC-MS (total 18 hours over 5 days) and the Virtual Classroom Training: Complete GC & GC-MS (total 30 hours over 9 days).

Prerequisites

This course is for those who have limited knowledge of gas chromatography and would like to learn more about this particular section of the instrument

Additional information

Includes: electronic copy of the training manual; certificate of attendance.