Development of a Portable Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatograph (GC x GC) for Broad Organic Analysis

在化学研究仪器和设施-仪器开发（CRIF-ID）计划的支持下，密歇根大学化学系的Richard Sacks及其同事将开发一种便携式综合二维气相色谱仪（GC x GC），用于现场广泛的有机分析。现场分析应用包括化学战剂（CWA）检测，临床诊断（例如，呼吸分析），地球化学现场研究，室内和室外大气和环境监测以及空间探索，这只是其中的几个例子。现场分析提供了一系列的好处，包括减少样品降解、污染和损失，以及显著提高响应分析结果的周转时间。这些优点在临床、CWA检测和现场应用中具有重要意义。该仪器可以加强依赖气相色谱作为分析工具的每一个科学领域。

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities - Instrument Development (CRIF-ID) Program, Richard Sacks and colleagues in the Departments of Chemistry at the University of Michigan will develop a portable comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatograph (GC x GC) for on-site broad organic analysis. On-site analysis applications of interest include chemical warfare agent (CWA) detection, clinical diagnostics (e.g., breath analysis), geochemical field studies, indoor and outdoor atmospheric and environmental monitoring, and space exploration as just a few examples. On-site analysis offers a panoply of benefits, including reduced sample degradation, contamination, and loss, as well as dramatically improved turnaround time for responding to analysis results. These advantages can be significant in clinical, CWA detection, and field applications. This instrument could enhance every scientific field relying on gas chromatography as an analytical tool.