The Flame Ionization Detector
Flame ionization detection (FID) is the most commonly used gas chromatography (GC) detection method. Flame ionization detectors respond to a wide assortment of hydrocarbons, have a large dynamic range, are...
The Role of the Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Precision and Accuracy
The minimum peak size for reportable results for a liquid chromatographic (LC) method depends upon the application and the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N).
Early Petroleum Chromatographers
This column deals with a few chemists active during the early growth of the petroleum industry who carried out chromatography-like investigations even before Tswett...
Fast and Ultrafast HPLC on Sub-2-µm Porous Particles—Where Do We Go From Here?
Higher productivity and faster analyses are two of the driving forces for continued improvement in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) column technology.
2005 Editorial Index
Peaks of Interest
Varian acquires Polymer Labs, Thermo contributes to Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund, and French Police select Whatman for DNA collection.
