The Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide for Gas Chromatographers (5^th Ed.)

The fifth edition of this best-selling classic in gas chromatography has been thoroughly revised and updated, and now features approximately 25% completely new content, including the new topics of purge and trap samplers, headspace samplers, and chromatogram integration.
The content covered is based on the most common problems, questions and misconceptions about capillary gas chromatography, taken from dozens of years of experience the author has gathered in customer support for the leading manufacturer. The result is the only efficient and logical troubleshooting guide for users of this technique, maximizing both lifetime and performance of GC instrumentation. Since a detailed knowledge of chemistry or chromatography is not required, this is the perfect guide for technicians.

Introduction to Capillary Gas Chromatography
Basic but Essential Definitions and Equations
Capillary GC Columns: Tubing
Capillary GC Columns: Stationary Phases
Capillary GC Columns: Dimensions
Carrier Gas
Operation and Maintenance of Injectors
Operation and Maintenance of Detectors
Column Installation
Column Test Mixtures
Causes and Prevention of Column Damage
Troubleshooting Capillary GC Systems

Dean Rood is now an independent consultant after working as the Manufacturing Engineering Manager at the capillary GC column manufacturing facility of Agilent Technologies in Folsom California. Prior to holding this position, Dean was an Applications and Technical Support Chemist for 11 years. Dean has presented over 500 classes, seminars and papers on GC and related chromatographic techniques. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Chromatographic Science, co-writes the monthly column on GC Troubleshooting and Problem Solving, and has authored numerous papers and book chapters on analytical chromatography.