The Feasibility of Using Solid Sorbent Packed Minitubes for the Analysis of Aqueous Organics,
Abstract
A study was conducted to determine the feasibility of analyzing trace levels of organics in water, by adsorption onto a solid sorbent packed minitube followed by thermal desorption-gas chromatographic analysis. The study included: selecting appropriate sorbents, determining the optimum thermal desorption temperature, performing wet/dry experiments, choosing the optimum drying conditions and measuring analyte breakthrough (or capacity) of the minitubes. Experimental results with methyl salicylate and Chromosorb 102 yielded breakthrough volumes in excess of 50 millimeters, indicating that this could be an extremely sensitive method for the analysis of organics in water.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA183815
Entities
People
- J. R. Hancock
- M. Totland
Organizations
- Defence Research and Development Canada