GC system for analysis of fatty acids, biodiesel and volatile compounds

一个气相色谱仪（GC）被要求支持六个教员和他们的研究团队在达尔豪斯的计划。所要求的配置包括一个自动进样器和一个高性能烤箱，以确保样品的快速处理和高吞吐量。它还配备了一个火焰电离探测器，具有很大的线性范围和特殊的灵敏度，用于检测各种有机化合物。该气相色谱的主要应用将是脂肪酸（FA）的表征和定量。这种FA分析将支持许多领域的研究，包括食物网的阐明，研究物理性质和结构之间的关系，以及确定替代燃料来源。所要求的气相色谱仪器在确定从动物和鱼类加工废物中回收的一系列生物活性物质时也是必不可少的，包括营养药品和甘油生物转化产品。此外，气相色谱系统将用于分析用于控制食源性病原体生长的天然抗菌剂。最后，将使用该设备测定酿造应用中的挥发性成分和氧化脂类。因此，这里所要求的GC系统将使六名申请人在不同的研究项目中取得重大进展。

A gas chromatograph (GC) is requested to support the programs of six faculty members and their research teams at Dalhousie. The requested configuration incorporates an autosampler and a high performance oven to ensure rapid processing of samples and high throughput. It is also equipped with a flame ionization detector that has a large linear range and exceptional sensitivity for detection of a variety of organic compounds. The primary application of this GC will be in the characterization and quantification of fatty acids (FA). Such FA analysis will support research in a number of areas, including food web elucidation, investigating relationships between physical properties and structure, and identifying alternative fuel sources. The GC instrumentation requested will also be essential in determining a range of bioactives recovered from animal and fish processing waste, including nutraceuticals and products of the bioconversion of glycerol. In addition, the GC system will be used in the analysis of natural antimicrobials used to control the growth of food borne pathogens. Lastly, volatile components and oxylipins in brewing applications will be determined using this equipment. Thus, the GC system requested here will enable significant advancements to be made in the diverse research programs of the six applicants.