1. Agilent Technologies, Inc., 2850 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808, USA;2. Fast GC Consulting, P.O. Box 1243, Wilmington, DE 19801, USA
Abstract:
Flow modulation of methane-doped carrier gas is used to visualize the second dimension hold-up time in GC × GC continuously throughout the run. This provides an internal reference of hold-up time and presents a straightforward means of examining retention in each dimension of GC × GC. Retention factors on similar and dissimilar column pairs are examined. Stationary phase bleed is shown to be retained by the second dimension column.