1 Getting Startedï€
14 Operation Manual
Chromatography Using a GC
Chromatography is the separation of a mixture of compounds into individual components.
There are three major steps involved with separating and identifying components of a mixture
using a GC. They are:
1Injecting a sample into the GC. (This takes place at the inlet.)
2Separating the sample into individual components. (This takes place inside the column in
the oven.)
3 Detecting what compounds were in the sample. (This is done in the detector.)
During this process, status messages from the GC are displayed, and user changes to
parameter settings can be made through the GC touchscreen, Browser Interface, or data
system.