On-line coupled liquid chromatography-gas

M.-L. Riekkola, Applications of on-line coupled liquid chromatography-gas chromatography , J. Chromatogr. 473 315-323 (1989). 

Kuosmanen K, Hyotylaincn T, Hartonen K, et al. 2002. Pressurized hot water extraction coupled on-line with liquid chromatography-gas chromatography for the determination of brominated flame retardants in sediment samples. J Chromatogr A 943(1) 113-122. 

Coupled liquid chromatography-gas chromatography is an excellent on-line method for sample enrichment and sample clean-up. Recently, many authors have reviewed in some detail the various LC-GC transfer methods that are now available (1, 43-52). For the analysis of normal phase eluents, the main transfer technique used is, without doubt, concurrent eluent evaporation employing a loop-type interface. The main disadvantage of this technique is co-evaporation of the solute with the solvent. 

On-line coupling between a gas chromatograph and an atomic spectrometry detector is fairly simple. Typically, the output of the CG capillary column is connected to the entrance of the atomisation-ionisation system simply via a heated transfer line. When separation is performed by liquid chromatography (EC), the basic interface is straightforward a piece of narrow-bore tubing connects the outlet of the EC column with the liquid flow inlet of the nebuliser. Typical EC flow rates of 0.5-2 ml min are within the range usually required for conventional pneumatic nebulisation. 

F. J. Senorans, J. Tabera and M. Herraiz, Rapid separation of free sterols in edible oils by on-line coupled reversed phase liquid chr omatography-gas chromatography , 7. Agric. Food. Chem. 44 3189-3192 (1996). 

J. Ogorka, G. Schwinger, G. Bmat and V. Seidel, On-line coupled reversed-phase high-performance liquid cliromatography-gas chromatography-mass specti ometi y , A powerful tool for the identification of unknown impurities in pharmaceutical products , J. Chromatogr. 626 87-96 (1992). 

Figure 12.1 Analysis of Tinuvin 1577 in 30% virgin olive oil (in hexane), showing (a) the gas cliromatogram comparing the pure oil with a sample at the Tinuvin 1577 detection limit concentration, and (b) the coixesponding liquid chromatogram. Reprinted from Journal of High Resolution Chromatography, 20, A. L. Baner and A. Guggenberger, Analysis of Tinuvin 1577 polymer additive in edible oils using on-line coupled HPLC-GC , pp. 669-673, 1997, with pennission from Wiley-VCH.

On-line coupling of normal-phase liquid chromatography (NPLC) and gas chromatography is today a well developed and robust procedure and has been regularly applied to environmental analysis. When a fraction of the NPLC sample is introduced in to the GC unit, a large-volume interface (LVI) is needed but, due to the volatility of the organic solvent used in NPLC, this does not present such a great problem. 

L. Mondello, P. Dugo, G. Dugo, A. C. Lewis and K. D. Bartle, High performance liquid chromatography coupled on-line with high resolution gas chromatography. State... 

Liithje, K.N.K., T. Flyotylainen, and M.-L. Riekkola. 2004. On-line coupling of microporous membrane liquid-liquid extraction and gas chromatography in the analysis of organic pollutants in water. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 378 1991-1998. 

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