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The origin of the flame lonization detector

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On the occasion of the 25-year anniversary of its invention, this article summarizes the events which led to the development of the flame ionization detector.

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  1. Department of Applied Chemistry, Swinburne Institute of Technology, John Street, 3122, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

    I. G. McWilliam

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McWilliam, I.G. The origin of the flame lonization detector. Chromatographia 17, 241–243 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02263031

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