Choosing your GC Column Part 3 - Troubleshooting - a podcast by Teledyne ACS

This podcast is the third of a three part series on GC Columns. In this episode we will discuss troubleshooting from Purge and Trap all the way to the column. Our guest speaker, Chris English, laboratory manager at Restek Corporation, was interviewed for this podcast to talk about GC Columns.

The podcast covers the following:

• Overview of Purge and Trap in relation to troubleshooting - Wet Purge, Dry Purge, Desorb, Desorb Pre-Heat and Bake


• What is Purge and Trap and why do we use it?


• We will look at different trap selections and injection port connections


• Troubleshooting on the GC and Mass Spec

If you missed Part 1 or Part 2 of this series, you can click the links below to listen to them.

• Part 1: Choosing a volatile compound, column configurations


• Part 2: Method development and method translation

For more information on Purge and Trap visit - https://www.teledynetekmar.com/products/volatile-organic-compounds-(voc)

Click to help you develop an understanding of The Fundamentals of Purge and Trap and how and why compounds are concentrated.

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