Gas chromatography procedures and equipment for the paints and inks industry: Part I

Abstract

For the separation and isolation of simple chemical compounds, the molecular weights of which in general do not exceed 600, gas chromatography offers one of the most flexible and adaptable analytical techniques available in the modern laboratory. It is only just over 25 years ago that the first successful applications of this technique were reported by James and Martin, yet modern commercial gas chromatographs exhibit a high degree of refined engineering applied to the separation procedures themselves which, when combined with microprocessor control and other recent developments in the field of electronic data handling, offer to the analyst considerable scope for the examination of even the most intractable samples. In the paint industry the facilities offered by gas chromatography are being fully exploited in the analysis of raw materials, notably solvents, monomers, oils and fats; in the analysis of finished paints and in the control of the working environment as demanded by present‐day health and safety regulations. This article presents a review of the analytical procedures that are possible using modern gas chromatography techniques.

Citation

Walton, A.J. (1980), "Gas chromatography procedures and equipment for the paints and inks industry: Part I", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 4-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb041571