Gas chromatographic device
First Claim
1. A gas chromatographic device comprising:
- an inlet system, a column and a pressure reducing means disposed therebetween for reducing pressure between an inlet of said pressure reducing means and an outlet of said column, said outlet of said column being under vacuum wherein said column is a wide bore column, wherein said pressure reducing means is formed by a capillary tube having and internal diameter in a range between 0.1 mm to 5.0 mm.
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Abstract
A gas chromatographic device has an inlet system, a column and a pressure reducing means combined and assembled in such a series arrangement that provides adequate system performance with shorter wide bore column length and shorter sample analysis times needed during a peak integration and evaluation process performed by a connected mass spectrometer system. Pressure reducing means may be integral part of the inlet system or the column when positioned between the inlet system and the column. Pressure reducing means preferably positioned before the column and being capable of reducing the pressure prevailing at the inlet of said pressure reducing means to a column outlet pressure which is essentially vacuum. Preferably, the inlet pressure of the device is in a range between 10 kPa and 1000 kPa and the absolute pressure prevailing at the outlet of said pressure reducing means is in a range between 0.00001 kPa and 50 kPa.
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1. A gas chromatographic device comprising:
- an inlet system, a column and a pressure reducing means disposed therebetween for reducing pressure between an inlet of said pressure reducing means and an outlet of said column, said outlet of said column being under vacuum wherein said column is a wide bore column, wherein said pressure reducing means is formed by a capillary tube having and internal diameter in a range between 0.1 mm to 5.0 mm.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A gas chromatographic device comprising:
an inlet system, a wide bore column having an inlet and an outlet, and a pressure reducing means, said pressure reducing means being coupled to said outlet of said wide bore column for providing a vacuum condition at an outlet of said pressure reducing means, wherein said pressure reducing means is an integral part of said wide bore column. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A chromatography column for a gas chromatographic device comprising:
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an inlet and an outlet; and
a pressure reducing means being an integral part of the column for reducing the pressure prevailing at said inlet to a pressure that is substantially below an atmospheric pressure, wherein said column is a wide bore column that has a length in a range between 0.25 m and 100 m, and has an internal diameter in a range between 0.05 mm and 1.0 mm. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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