title: Simple calibration procedure for comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography.
abstract: Mass transfer from the first-dimension to the second-dimension column in comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC x GC) is normally quantitative, which means that the peak areas produced by GC x GC are equal to those obtained in one-dimensional gas chromatography (GC). In view of this relationship, it was investigated whether normal GC calibration could be used to quantify compounds analysed by GC x GC. Quantification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment was used as a test case. It was concluded that more laborious and time-consuming GC x GC area calibration can be replaced by GC area calibration if separation quality and quantity prerequisites are met.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 55, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Minna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kallio
authors.forename: Tuulia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hyötyläinen
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons