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Recommended Solvents for Gas Chromatography
Column Phase
Recommended Solvent
Boiling Point
(
°
C)
Non-Polar
•
Pentane
36.1
•
100%
Methyl
•
n-Hexane
69.0
•
5% Phenyl, 95% Methyl
•
Cyclohexane
80.7
•
Iso-octane
99.3
•
Benzene
80.1
•
Toluene
110.6
•
Ethyl
Ether
34.6
•
Methyl tert-butyl ether
55.2
•
Methylene
Chloride
39.8
•
Chloroform
61.2
•
Carbon
Disulfide
46.5
Intermediate
•
Ethyl
Acetate
77.0
•
50% Phenyl, 50% Methyl
•
Acetone
56.5
•
Methyl iso-butyl ketone
127.0
•
Acetonitrile
81.6
Polar
•
Methanol
64.7
•
Polyethyene
Glycol
•
Ethanol
78.5
•
2-Propanol
82.5
•
n-Butanol
117.7
Sample Volume and Injection Rate
The quality of your chromatogram can be greatly affected by the sample
volume and injection rate. These vary according to the type of injector and
column you are using. Shown below are some recommended sample
volumes and injection rates. Draw the appropriate volume of sample into
your syringe and inject at specified rate.
Injector
On-Column, Flash Vaporizing
(1041/1061)
Split
(1079)
Splitless
(1079)
Column
For
•
Large-bore Capillary Columns
(0.53 mm ID)
•
Packed Columns
For
All
Capillary
Columns
For
All
Capillary
Columns
Sample
Volume in
µ
L
•
0.1-1
•
1
-
5
0.2-1
1-5
Injection Rate,
in
µ
L/sec
•
0.5-5
•
1
-
10
5
1