Gas Phase Molecular Absorption Spectrometry as a Gas Chromatography detector: Determination of alcohols

  1. Sanz-Vicente, I. 1
  2. Cabredo, S. 1
  3. Galban, J. 2
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

  2. 2 Universidad de Zaragoza
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    Universidad de Zaragoza

    Zaragoza, España

    ROR https://ror.org/012a91z28

Revista:
Journal of Chromatographic Science

ISSN: 0021-9665

Any de publicació: 1999

Volum: 37

Número: 4

Pàgines: 126-132

Tipus: Article

Altres publicacions en: Journal of Chromatographic Science

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Resum

A mixture containing methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol, 1-pentanol, 1-hexanol, benzyl alcohol, phenol, 2,4-dimethylphenol, 2,3-dimethylphenol, and 2-nitrophenol is analyzed using a simple detection system for gas chromatography based on molecular absorption spectrometry in the gas phase. All of the parameters affecting the determination are optimized, including solvent, temperature, carrier gas flow, type of flow cell, injection volume, and measurement wavelength. The analytical characteristics of each compound are calculated, obtaining detection limits ranging from 2.5 to 15 mg/L for aromatic alcohols and from 47 to 120 mg/L for lineal alcohols. The method is applied to several synthetic mixtures with good results.