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6 6 Gas Chromatographers’ 5] The Training Seminar 7 3 2 1 4 5 10 8 5 15 Course no. SS0-7292 20 min Meet the presenter: Niroda Shannan Course summary: This course is ideal for: GC Product Specialist, Phenomenex As GC Specialist for Phenomenex, Niroda has key responsibility for Gas Chromatography in the UK office. Providing solutions to and troubleshooting customer enquiries; Assisting the development and optimisation of new and existing GC methods; As well as hosting full-day customer training programmes, Niroda also delivers short courses at customer sites. Qualifications: • MSc. Molecular Biology, Manchester University 1. Scientists new to Gas Chromatography. 2. Chromatographers with experience of running GC methods, but looking to develop new methods. 3. Gas Chromatographers wishing to refresh their knowledge of GC and to learn new troubleshooting tips. Course outline: Introduction to Gas Chromatography 1. Incorporating theories of: Efficiencies, Retention Time, Retention Factor, Separation Factor, Resolution, Selectivity. 2. Parameters affecting GC column selection. 3. Inlets: Packed Column Injection Port and Capillary Column Injection Port. 4. Detectors: The Ideal Detector, Detector Characteristics, Thermal Conductivity, Flame Ionization, Electron Capture, Mass Spectral Detector. Method development and optimisation 1. Examples and Case Studies. Column selectivity and choice of accessory 1. Phase Composition, Column Length, Film Thickness. 2. Column flow. 3. The effects of temperature. 4. Carrier Gas – Hydrogen vs Helium Troubleshooting your GC. 5. The GC system. 6. The carrier gas. 7. Problem with the GC column, inlet, detector. 8. Problems with your peaks. 9. GC accessories: septa, liners, seals. Date: Register Today: Online: www.phenomenex.com/IETraining | Tel: 01 247 5405 (Eire) 04. April 2017 – Clonmel