HP 5973 - To Condition a Capillary Column

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1 Installing GC Columns
To condition a capillary column
To condition a capillary column
Materials needed: Carrier gas, (99.999% pure or better)
Wrench, open-end, 1/4-inch × 5/16-inch (8710-0510)
1 Install the column in the GC inlet, page 22.
2 Allow the carrier gas to flow through the column for 5 minutes without
heating GC oven.
3 Ramp the oven temperature at 5°C/minute to 10°C above your highest
analytical temperature.
4 Hold this temperature. Allow the carrier gas to flow for several hours.
5 Return the GC oven temperature to a low standby temperature.
See Also For more information about installing a capillary column, refer to the
Hewlett-Packard application note:
Optimizing splitless injections on your GC for high performance MS analysis,
publication number 5091-4587E.
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Do not exceed the maximum temperature rating of the column.