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Trace Analysis by Combined Chromatographic Techniques

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THE application of gas chromatography to the determination of trace impurities may be considerably extended by using a combination of chromatographic techniques. We may illustrate this by the following example in which concentrations of alkenes in alkanes as low as 1 in 108 have been readily and precisely determined.

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SCOTT, C., PHILLIPS, C. Trace Analysis by Combined Chromatographic Techniques. Nature 199, 66–67 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199066b0

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