title: Determination of percent composition of a mixture analyzed by gas chromatography. Comparison of a helium pulsed-discharge photoionization detector with a flame ionization detector.
abstract: We present the results of a study of percent composition for a mixture which has been separated by gas chromatography and analyzed using helium pulsed-discharge photoionization detection (He-PDPID) and flame ionization detection (FID). FID has long been the means by which the percent composition of a hydrocarbon mixture has been determined since it has been previously established as a "carbon counting device". However, in this study we present results which show that He-PDPID is more accurate in determining the percent composition of a hydrocarbon mixture and, because it is a universal detection method and can detect compounds that FID cannot, it is also more effective for determining the percent composition of mixtures containing organic compounds with a variety of other functional groups.
authors.affiliation: University of Houston, Department of Chemistry, TX 77024-5641, USA.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Dojahn
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Wentworth
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Deming
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Stearns
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods*; D005410:Flame Ionization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006371:Helium
chemical_list: D006371:Helium