THE sensitivity of an ordinary hydrogen flame ionization detector to hydrocarbons has been found to be two to three times higher when the detector flame ‘whistles’ or ‘sings’. Further investigation of ...

A PROCEDURE has been developed for selectively increasing the responsiveness of a hydrogen flame ionization detector 1 to compounds which contain chlorine, bromine, iodine or phosphorus. The basis of ...

Ultraviolet (UV) flame detectors are used to remotely detect flames from the combustion of hydrocarbons and metals, either as a safety and warning device or as a sensor to detect the ignition of ...

A variety of field instrumentation is in wide use today by environmental engineers and consultants. Questions often arise regarding the theory of operation of various types of instruments and what is ...

Analysts interested in quantifying volatile organic compounds like disinfection byproducts in liquid samples should consider using the gas chromatography system. There are two gas chromatography (GC) ...

Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) has proven to be an extremely valuable analytical technique for the petroleum industry due to its ability to substantially increase the ...