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    European food research and technology 211 (2000), S. 105-110 
    ISSN: 1438-2385
    Keywords: Key words Wine ; Flavor ; Oxidation ; Aroma ; Gas chromatography ; olfactometry
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract  The changes in the flavor profiles of several white wines undergoing oxidation were monitored through gas chromatography–olfactometry (GCO). The study showed that up to 19 odorants were generated during wine oxidation, and that several of the odorants originally present in the wine disappeared or decreased. An aroma extract dilution analysis revealed that 5 of these 19 odorants have maximum dilution factors, and that a second group of 7 may have some sensory significance as well. The isolation and identification of the different odorants was achieved via normal and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and high-resolution GCO. The impact odorants of oxidized wine were found to be 2, 4, 5-trimethyldioxolane, methional (methylthiopropanal), sotolon (4,5-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone), eugenol (4-propenyl-2-methoxyphenol) and an unknown compound with mass spectrum similar to methylvanillate. Other odorants also formed during wine oxidation were 1-octen-3-ol, t-2-nonenal, furfural, benzaldehyde, 2-butoxyethanol, acetovanillone and a dioxolane isomer.
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    Physics and chemistry of minerals 27 (2000), S. 665-678 
    ISSN: 1432-2021
    Keywords: Key words Amber ; Rumantite ; Succinite ; Pyrolysis ; Gas chromatography ; Mass spectrometry
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract  Romanian amber (rumanite) has been considered to be a separate species of fossil resin for more than a century. While earlier investigators held it to be very similar to succinite (Baltic amber), modern scholars have assigned it a distinctly different botanical origin. We have found that almost all of the constituents of the ether-soluble fractions of 13 specimens of authentic rumanite identified by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry have previously been reported in the soluble fraction of succinite, including succinic acid and its monoterpene esters. Additionally and significantly, the soluble fraction of rumanite contains a number defunctionalized compounds that do not preexist in succinite, but that are produced by pyrolysis of whole succinite or of its insoluble polymeric fraction. Simultaneous methylation pyrolysis–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry of the polymeric fraction of seven of the rumanite specimens yielded further copious amounts of dimethyl succinate, a number of diterpene resin acid methyl esters, and additional defunctionalized compounds known to be pyrolysis products of succinite. The evidence shows conclusively that the botanical origin of rumanite is not distinct from that of succinite. Rather, rumanite is a succinite that has suffered partial thermal degradation in the course of the folding of the Oligocene Kliwa sandstone formation in which it is most commonly found.
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    ISSN: 1434-0879
    Keywords: Key words Nitric oxide metabolites ; Erectile dysfunction ; Griess reaction ; Gas chromatography ; Mass spectrometry
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Recent research implicated that the relaxation of cavernous arterial and trabecular smooth muscle – the crucial event in penile erection – is initiated by the release of nitric oxide (NO) from nerve terminals within the cavernous tissue as well as from the endothelia that line the lacunar spaces and the intima of penile arteries. The present study was undertaken to determine whether plasma levels of the NO metabolites nitrate (NO− 3) and nitrite (NO− 2) in the systemic and cavernous blood of male subjects change during different penile conditions, and whether there is a difference in the NO− 3 and NO− 2 levels of normal males and patients with erectile dysfunction (ED). Twenty-four potent adult male volunteers and 15 patients with ED were exposed to visual and tactile erotic stimuli in order to elicit penile tumescence and, in the group of healthy volunteers, rigidity. Whole blood was aspirated from the corpus cavernosum and the cubital vein, and NO− 3 and NO− 2 levels were determined in plasma aliquots by means of the Griess reaction and a method combining gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The mean systemic and cavernous plasma NO3 −/NO2 − level in blood samples obtained from the healthy volunteers was 25–31 μM when determined by means of the Griess reaction and 37–41 μM when measured by GC-MS. Both approaches revealed that NO3 −/NO2 − levels in the peripheral and cavernous blood do not change appreciably during developing erection, rigidity and detumescence. Moreover, no significant differences were found between NO3 −/NO2 − plasma levels in the systemic and cavernous blood samples taken from the normal subjects and patients during penile flaccidity, tumescence and detumescence. Our results may reflect the fact that NO metabolism in the corpora cavernosa in the phases of penile tumescence and rigidity may account for only a minor fraction of local levels of NO3 − and NO2 −, which may also derive from exogenous sources. Moreover, the basal levels of NO metabolites in the blood flushing the lacunar spaces of the cavernous body in the state of developing erection could conceal any release of NO that may occur within the penile tissue. Thus, we conclude that the quantification of NO metabolites by means of advanced detection methods, such as GC-MS, is of no use in the workup of ED.
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    Journal of High Resolution Chromatography 23 (2000), S. 119-126 
    ISSN: 0935-6304
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; retention volume ; real gas carrier ; Chemistry ; Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: The problem of the calculation and interpretation of the net retention volume with a real gas as carrier is revisited. The properties of the carrier are described by a first order virial equation of state. The net retention volume of a solute is related to the mean flow rate of the carrier, therefore determination of the mean flow rate of a real gas carrier is reviewed. It is shown that the mean flow rate cannot be calculated from the mean column pressure. With a real gas carrier the local capacity factor depends on the local pressure of the real gas. The basic relationship between the net retention volume and the function describing this pressure dependence is also reviewed. Precise formulae as well as practical approximations are presented for the calculation of the mean flow rate, of the mean column pressure, and of a representative pressure related to the mean capacity factor.
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    ISSN: 1434-193X
    Keywords: Combinatorial chemistry ; Amides ; Gas chromatography ; Chemistry ; General Chemistry
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: ---A symmetric diketopiperazine scaffold 2 has been prepared in a very simple two-step procedure from L-aspartic acid dimethyl ester. This product (a tetracarboxylic acid equally protected at the two symmetric positions) has been employed as a template for the synthesis of mixed amide libraries in the solution phase using the SPSAF (simultaneous addition of functionalities) strategy. By judicious choice of the amines employed, it is possible to prepare parallel libraries containing hundreds of products using just a small number of different amines. We have also developed a simple method for monitoring the required conversion of the acid into amides based on an assay of the amount of iBuOH (determined by GC) formed during the coupling mediated by isobutyl chloroformate. We have observed that a conversion higher than 90% (iBuOH by GC) guarantees correct formation of the desired amides. This indirect method for assessing the conversion in a combinatorial reaction employing mixed reactants (SPSAF) can conveniently be used for the routine determination of libraries prepared in the solution phase. In a broader perspective, the present results contribute as a further step in the development of new and simple systems for monitoring the progress and evolution of combinatorial reactions
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    European food research and technology 209 (1999), S. 400-406 
    ISSN: 1438-2385
    Keywords: Key words Pumpkin seed oil ; Oil adulteration ; Δ7-Phytosterols ; Sample clean-up procedure ; Gas chromatography
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract  A simple and accurate method for the determination of phytosterols by capillary gas chromatography was developed for the analysis of the seeds and oil of the pumpkin Cucurbita pepo L., the naked seed variety growing in the southern Styrian parts of Austria. After extraction of the oil and saponification, the remaining unsaponifiable material was isolated and purified using silica gel columns. For greater volatility, the sterols were derivatised to trimethylsilylethers, and gas chromatography was performed on a column of high polarity, allowing separation of the Δ5-sterols from the Δ7-sterols and thus yielding a typical chromatographical pattern. Quantification of the phytosterols using 5α-cholestan or cholesterol as internal standards led to a method of high accuracy. Comparison of the chromatographic pattern of the phytosterol fraction of pumpkin seed oil with those of other vegetable oil samples permitted the use of this method to detect adulteration of pumpkin seed oil.
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    Chromatographia 49 (1999), S. 268-272 
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Mass spectrometry ; Analytical pyrolysis ; Chinese art objects ; Mercury analysis
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary A few samples of polychrome Chinese archaeological objects of art have undergone analytical pyrolysis coupled with GC-MS to evaluated the possibility of contemporary characterization of the pigments as well as the organic media used. The red pigment cinnabar (HgS) is easily media used. The red pigment cinnabar (HgS) is easily detected, whereas in the case of organic components positive results are only found where the matrices are resistant to archaeological environmental conditions.
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    Chromatographia 49 (1999), S. 321-326 
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Headspace analysis ; Open-tubular trap ; Very thick film column
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary An open-tubular trap with a very thick film was studied for “full on-line” headspace capillary gas chromatography, and was used as an enrichment trap for headspace sampling. The preparation of the open-tubular column with up to an 80 μm thick film, by combining both static and dynamic coating, is described in detail. The break-through volume for the open-tubular trap of different film thickness, as the loading capacity for HS sampling, does not increase linearly in proportion to the film thickness. A study of the difference between a packed adsorbent trap and an open-tubular trap shows that HS capillary GC with open-tubular trap loses less of the retention capacity, has better resolution ability and higher recovery. By independently and rapidly heating the open-tubular trap, the GC peaks may have higher resolution. Examples of successful analyses, by the opentubular trap with “full on-line” HS capillary GC, include trace aromatic hydrocarbon (1 ppm-100 ppm) in polybutadiene-styrene rubber and trace alcohol and acrylic esters (10 ppm–1000 ppm) in polyacrylate hydrous emulsion.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Supercritical fluid chromatography ; Solvating gas chromatography ; Polybutadiene coated zirconia ; CO2 mobile phase
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary In this paper, practical considerations of column efficiency, separation speed, thermal stability, and column polarity of capillary columns packed with polybutadiene-coated zirconia were investigated under solvating gas chromatography (SGC) conditions using carbon dioxide as mobile phase. When compared with results obtained from conventional porous octadecyl obtained from conventional porous octadecyl bonded silica (ODS) particles, PBD-zirconia particles produced greater change in mobile phase linear velocity with pressure than conventional ODS particles under the same conditions. The maximum plate number per second (Nt) obtained with a 30 cm PBD-zirconia column was approximately 1.5 times higher than that obtained with an ODS column at 100 °C. Therefore, the PBD-zirconia phase is more suitable for fast separations than conventional ODS particles in SGC. Maximum plate numbers per meter of 76,900 and 63,300 were obtained using a 57 cm×250 μm i.d. fused silica capillary column packed with 3 μm PBD-zirconia at 50 °C and 100 °C, respectively. The PBD-zirconia phase was stable at temperatures up to 320 °C under SGC conditions using carbon dioxide as mobile phase. Polarizable aromatic compounds and low molecular weight ketones and aldehydes were eluted with symmetrical peaks from a 10 cm column packed with 3 μm PBD-zirconia. Zirconia phases with greater inertness are required for the analysis of more polar compounds by SGC.
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  • 10
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Average column pressure ; Average column flow ; Specific retention volume ; Distribution coefficient
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary A systematic derivation of corresponding equations shows that averaging the pressure and the flow rate of the mobile phase in a gas chromatographic column over the column length and over the time that an unretained component resides in the column, requires the use of three different compressibility correction factors,j 2 1 ,j 3 2 , andj 4 3 . When multiplied by the adjusted retention volume,V R-VM, the Martin and James mobile phase compressibility correction factorj 3 2 , only, produces the value of specific retention volume,V g T , which is connected unambiguously with the thermodynamic phase distribution coefficient,K, of the sorbate.
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    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Sorptive preconcentration ; Air monitoring ; Nicotine ; Hospital air
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary A novel method for the enrichment of nicotine from gaseous samples is presented. It is based on the sampling of 6 liters of air onto a cartridge packed with 100% polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) particles. The analytes are dissolved (partitioned) into the PDMS phase which results in much better recoveries and reproducibilities compared to those obtained on common adsorbents. The PDMS tube is then placed in a thermal desorption (TD) unit connected to a CGC-NPD or CGC-MS system. The procedure was employed for routinely monitoring air in a hospital. Nicotine was typically found at levels ranging from 5 to 250 μg m−3 (ppb) depending on the location and number of smokers present. Additionally, the efficiency of nicotine filters was determined by sampling simultaneously at the filter in- and outlet and was found to be 46%.
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    Rechtsmedizin 9 (1999), S. 184-189 
    ISSN: 1434-5196
    Keywords: Key words Ethyl glucuronide ; Congeners of alcoholic beverages ; Alkyl glucuronide ; Gas chromatography ; Mass spectrometry ; Schlüsselwörter Ethylglucuronid ; Begleitstoffe ; Alkylglucuronid ; Gaschromatographie ; Massenspektrometrie
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    Topics: Medicine , Law
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Es wird die chemische Synthese von Alkylglucuroniden beschrieben, die nach Konsum von begleitstoffhaltigen Getränken als Metaboliten im Urin erscheinen. Von folgenden Alkoholen wurden die Glucuronide synthetisiert: Methanol, d5-Ethanol, Propanol, Isopropanol, Butanol, Isobutanol, R-(–)-2-Butanol, S-(+)-2-Butanol, Isopentanol, S-(–)-2-Methylbutanol. Die Retentionsindizes der Acetyl-, Pentafluorpropyl(PFP)- und Trimethylsilyl(TMS)-derivate werden mitgeteilt und der Einfluß der chemischen Struktur auf den RI-Wert diskutiert. Die Massenspektren der homologen Derivate erwiesen sich als sehr ähnlich, aber einige Fragmente sind spezifisch für die Kettenlänge der Alkylgruppe und können zur Identifizierung und Quantifizierung der Glucuronide in Urinproben herangezogen werden.
    Notes: Abstract The chemical synthesis of alkyl glucuronides, which appear as metabolites in urine after the consumption of beverages containing congeners of ethanol, is described. Glucuronides of the following alcohols were synthesized: methanol, d5-ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol, isobutanol, R-(–)-2-butanol, S-(+)-2-butanol, isopentanol and S-(–)-2-methylbutanol. The retention indices of acetyl, pentafluorpropyl (PFP) and trimethylsilyl (TMS) derivatives are given and discussed in relation to the chemical structures. Mass spectra of homologous derivatives were shown to be very similar but some fragments were specific for the chain length of the alkyl moiety and can be used for identification and a quantitative estimation of glucuronides in urine samples.
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    International journal of legal medicine 112 (1999), S. 124-131 
    ISSN: 1437-1596
    Keywords: Key words Hydroxyproline ; D/L Aspartic acid ; N-TFA isopropyl ester derivatives ; Gas chromatography ; Collagen
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    Topics: Medicine , Law
    Notes: Abstract The proportion of D- to L-enantiomers of aspartic acid in metabolically isolated proteins has been used by forensic scientists to estimate age at death. We have demonstrated the interference of a derivative of hydroxyproline (N-TFA isopropyl Hyp ester) with the N-TFA isopropyl L-Aspartic (Asp) acid ester during gas chromatography of amino acids. This has serious implications for the accurate quantification of the D- to L-Asp ratio extracted from collagenous proteins. Having demonstrated the potential for this co-elution in amino acid standards, acid-soluble dentine proteins and non-mineralised collagen, we argue that this problem can be overcome either by high resolution separation or by analysis of the (Hyp-poor) non-collagenous protein fraction.
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  • 14
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Microwave and ultrasonic extraction ; River sediment ; Dioxin-like polychlorobiphenyls ; Toxic equivalency factors
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary Microwave extraction and ultrasonication of dioxin-like polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) from sediment samples were investigated. After separation of dioxin-like PCBs from a sample matrix on an acidic-alkaline silica gel column, dioxin-like PCBs were determined by GC-ECD, using dual capillary columns. Recoveries of dioxin-like PCBs in river sediment samples exceeded 80% by both extraction techniques. Toxic equivalency factors and their use for the PCB congeners investigated were applied.
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    Chromatographia 49 (1999), S. 273-280 
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Complexation stationary phases ; Bonding metal complexes ; Capillary columns
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary The use of polysiloxanes with cyano or thiol groups as stationary phases for complexation gas chromatography is discussed. The polymers were obtained via polycondensation followed by polymerisation of the corresponding dichloro- or dimethoxy-silanes. Both the phases were modified by bonding transition metal chlorides with were modified by bonding transition metal chlorides with cyano (CuCl2 or CoCl2) and thiol groups (NiCl2 or CoCl2). The phases were examined in order to determine their application to the analysis of ethers, thioethers and ketones. Due to the presence of lone electron pairs on oxygen or sulphur atoms, the compounds should be capable of specific interacting with the electron-withdrawing centre of the liquid stationary phases. A number of retention parameters (retention indices, molecular retention indices and specific retention volume) were determined, which allowed characterisation of specific interactions between the bonded metal and the compound analysed. The results also enabled assessment of the influence of the structure of the compounds on their retention. The measurements were also carried out for the phases with free SH and CN groups as reference phases. The work demonstrates that the phases obtained may be useful for effective separations.
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    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; [60] Fulleropyrrolidine polysiloxane ; High temperature stationary phase
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary In this paper, a new type of [60]fulleropyrrolidine functionalized polysiloxane in which the fullerene moieties were incorporated in the main polysiloxane chain was synthesized the first time and used as a stationary phase for capillary gas chromatography. It demonstrated high column efficiency (2600–2866 plates m−1, on a 250 μm diameter column, for naphthalenek=3.1–3.2, 120 °C), a wide operational temperature range (90–360 °C) and outstanding thermostability. It can be used at 360 °C with a baseline drift of 5∼8×10−15A. Benzene homologues, aromatic hydrocarbons, polar compounds such as alcohols, esters, ketones, anilines and phthalic diesters can be seperated well on this column.
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    Chromatographia 49 (1999), S. 385-390 
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Structure correlations ; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ; Polychlorinated biphenyls ; Polychlorinated pesticides
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary A composite chromatographic retention index system has been developed for identifying polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated pesticides. When retention indices and thermodynamic data of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on 5% phenylmethylsiloxane stationary phase were compared with those obtained on polydimethylsiloxane a correlation was found between retention and electronic properties. Determination and quantitation of individual contaminants in water and sediment samples from Lake Mecoacán were achieved by capillary gas chromatography with flame ionization and electrocapture detection.
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    Chromatographia 49 (1999), S. 509-512 
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Homologous series ; Retention times
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary It is shown how to estimate the retention times of homologous series members in linear temperature programmed gas chromatography with the aid of a spread-sheet. Both the ease of estimation and the accuracy of the estimation depend on whether the homologue is eluted during the rising portion of the temperature program or the hold time at the end, and also on whether the homologous series is eluted from one injection or a number of injections. When all members of the series elute in the one chromatographic run the percentage standard deviation of the predicted retention times from the experimental retention times is 0.1. When members of the series elute in different chromatographic runs, the percentage standard deviation of predicted times from experimental times is 0.6, compared with an experimental percentage standard deviation for replicates of 0.5.
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    Chromatographia 49 (1999), S. 513-519 
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Solid phase microextraction ; Open cap vials ; Volatile compounds (BTEX) ; Water matrix
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary The testing of open cap vials in headspace solid-phase microextraction combined with capillary gas chromatography is reported. The losses of volatile analytes from such vials were analyzed theoretically and investigated experimentally. The benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene isomers spiked in water were used as model compounds. Extraction yields and precision obtained under optimized experimental conditions as exposure time, desorption time and temperature were compared applying vials with open caps or sealed with teflon lined septa.
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    Chromatographia 49 (1999), S. 567-571 
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Mixed stationary phase ; Calixarenes ; Crown ethers ; Cyclodextrins
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary Mixed stationary phases containing of 25,27-dibutoxy-5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-26,28-diundecenyloxy calix [4]arene (C[4]B)+ω-undecylomethyl-18-crown-6 polysiloxane (PSO-11-18-C-6) and C[4]B polysiloxane (PSO-C[4]B)+permethyl-β-cyclodextrin (PM-β-CD) were investigated in capillary gas chromatography. By comparing their selectivity for positional isomers with that of the corresponding individual pure stationary phases, synergistic effects were found.
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    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Solid-phase microextraction ; Fibre coating ; Volatile organic compounds ; Semi-volatile organic compounds
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary The efficiency of direct solid-phase microextraction (SPME) was determined for 27 selected volatile and semivolatile organic compounds (BTEX, chloro- and bromobenzenes, chlorinated pesticides and PCBs). The fibres used were 7μm polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), 30μm PDMS, 100μm PDMS, 65μm PDMS-divinylbenzene, 85μm polyacrylate, 65μm Carbowax-divinylbenzene, 75μm Carboxen-PDMS and a new 65μm C8 fibre. Extraction yields for these compounds were calculated under standardised conditions: 75μm Carboxen-PDMS was found to be the most efficient fibre for compounds with low boiling points. Although 65μm C8 can be used for extraction of all compounds studied, in no one case is it the most effective coating. 100μm PDMS and the more polar coatings can be used for a broad range of compounds, whereas application of 7μm and 30μm PDMS cannot be recommended. Inter-fibre comparison revealed significant differences between three different Carboxen-PDMS fibres. The results enable suitable coatings to be chosen for each of the 27 compounds and for substances with similar properties.
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    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Cisplatin determination ; Blood analysis
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary A capillary gas chromatographic method is described for the determination of cisplatin based on the complexation of platinum(II) with bis(isovalerylacetone) ethylenediimine (H2IVA2en) and extraction in chloroform. The chromatography was carried out on a BP1 or a BP5 column with an FID. Copper(II), nickel (II) and palladium(II) separated completely and did not affect the determination of platinum(II). The method was applied of the determination of cisplatin in a pharmaceutical preparation and blood samples of cancer patients after infusion of cisplatin. The amounts of cisplatin in blood were found to be within 246–283 ng mL−1 with a C.V. of 2.35–4.26%.
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    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Reversed-flow gas chromatography ; Carbon monoxide oxidation ; Bimetallic Pt−Rh catalysts
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary Catalytic fractional conversions of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide over Pt−Rh alloy catalysts in the presence of excess oxygen, under steady-state or non steady-state conditions, as well as corresponding rate constants for the CO oxidation reaction were measured by using the reversed-flow gas chromatographic technique. From the variation of the conversions with temperature, maximum values of conversions were found, which depend on the catalysts nature (Pt content), while from the variation of the rate constants with temperature, activation energies for the CO oxidation reaction were determined, which also depend on the catalyst Pt content. The results suggest a synergism between Pt and Rh in the Pt−Rh bimetallic catalysts in accordance with previous works, showing that reversed-flow gas chromatography can be used with simplicity and accuracy for the kinetic study of the CO oxidation reaction, which is of technological importance for the control of air pollution.
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    Chromatographia 49 (1999), S. 333-337 
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Supercritical fluid chromatography ; Gas chromatography ; Solvating gas chromatography ; Peak capacity
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary In this paper, a general peak capacity expression was evaluated using columns containing various packing materials under solvating gas chromatography (SGC) conditions. Differing from column efficiency, peak capacity can describe both separation capability and speed when introducing the dead time into the peak capacity expression. Various factors that influence peak capacity in SGC are described, including particle pore size, chemical surface modification, particle size, column length, temperature, and pressure.
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    Chromatographia 49 (1999), S. 399-405 
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Solid phase adsorption ; Supercritical fluid extraction ; Sewage ; Organic pollutants
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    Notes: Summary Analytical methods have been developed for the determination of organic pollutants of intermediate polarity in sewage. Water samples are first passed through a solid phase adsorption cartridge. The analytes are then extracted from the absorbent with supercritical CO2 into a small volume of trapping solvent. Finally, the extracts are analyzed directly by capillary gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometer. The various parameters (pressure, temperature, type and concentration of modifiers, trapping solvent, flow rate and volume of supercritical fluid and equilibrium time) influencing the efficiency of extraction were studied. Extraction efficiencies for the test compounds are 〉70%, and relative standard deviations are 〈4.6% (n=3). The methods established were applied to the analysis of sewage at the Lanzhou Wastewater Treatment Plant, China. 66 organic pollutants were detected, of which 15 compounds appeared in the list of priority pollutants suggested by the US EPA.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Electron capture detector ; Anti-picornaviral agent in dog serum ; Enteroviruses
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    Notes: Summary A gas chromatographic assay for the determination of SCH 48973, a potent broad spectrum anti-picornaviral agent, was developed and validated in dog serum. The method involved extraction with organic solvent followed by separation on a capillary column (DB-1) with quantitation by an electron-capture detector. The method was sensitive with a limit of quantitation of 10 ng mL−1. The linearity of the method was satisfactory as indicated by correlation coefficients of 〉0.999 and visual examination of the calibration curves. The method was precise with a coefficient of variation ranging from 2.3 to 13.2% and accurate with a bias ranging from −9.1 to 7.9%. Moreover, SCH 48973 was stable in dog serum after being subjected to three freeze-thaw cycles. The assay was shown to be sensitive, specific, accurate and precise, and reliable for use in pharmacokinetic or toxicokinetic studies.
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    Journal of High Resolution Chromatography 22 (1999), S. 181-182 
    ISSN: 0935-6304
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; microwave induced emission spectrometry ; speciation ; mercury ; SPME, headspace SPME ; Chemistry ; Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
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    Journal of High Resolution Chromatography 22 (1999), S. 294-296 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; capillary ; fused silica ; rotenone ; Chemistry ; Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
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    Journal of High Resolution Chromatography 22 (1999), S. 303-304 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; food analysis ; pesticide residues ; thiabendazole ; imazalil ; Chemistry ; Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
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    Journal of High Resolution Chromatography 22 (1999), S. 395-402 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; pulsed splitless injection ; pesticide residues ; matrix effects ; retention gap ; Chemistry ; Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
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    Notes: The applicability of pulsed splitless injection to the gas chromatographic analysis of pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables has been evaluated. 22 pesticides belonging to different chemical classes, including those known to be liable to matrix induced response enhancement, were selected for the study. The parameters of pressure pulse have been tested for optimum performance of injection. Application of the pressure pulse was found to decrease matrix effects during analyses of real samples. Further decline of matrix effects was obtained using higher sample injection volumes. The installation of a deactivated retention gap was necessary to obtain good peak shapes with injection volumes exceeding 1 μL of sample. Up to 4 μL was then injected without peak distortion and consequent loss of resolution. Using 4 μL pulsed splitless injection, matrix effects were almost completely eliminated even at very low concentration levels of analytes. The highest matrix effects observed for tested compounds at the lowest concentration level tested were in the range of 110-122%.
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    Journal of High Resolution Chromatography 22 (1999), S. 565-588 
    ISSN: 0935-6304
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Kovats retention index ; vapor pressure ; boiling point ; Wilson activity coefficient ; binary phase diagrams ; Chemistry ; Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
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    Notes: Non-ideal mixing in a dimethylsilicone stationary phase is modeled according to the Wilson activity coefficient. Pure liquid vapor pressures of alkylated compound series are calculated from capillary GLC retention with the functional group heat of solution in a polymer solvent. The new method uses the Kovats index, molar mass, and functional group to determine the bubble line of a compound. Boiling points at reduced and normal pressure are compared to literature values of 194 gasoline components. An unlike molecular pair interaction parameter is derived, using only bubble line data of the pure liquids. Binary phase diagrams are constructed and compared to vapor liquid equilibrium data.
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    Journal of High Resolution Chromatography 22 (1999), S. 24-28 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; ECD ; Micro-ECD ; GC detector ; organochlorine pesticides ; Chemistry ; Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
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    Notes: ---A new ECD, the HP 6890 Series Micro-ECD, was designed to address inherent deficiencies in classical electron capture detectors (ECD), especially with respect to sensitivity, linearity, dynamic range, and ruggedness. Several novel technologies were incorporated in the totally new design and were refined through practical testing and user feedback. Validation of the micro-ECD performance was accomplished through side-by-side testing of the Micro-ECD with previous ECDs following US EPA Contract Laboratory Program methods for pesticides and PCBs. In addition, extensive interviews were conducted with early users of the Micro-ECD who also had experience with other designs running a variety of ECD methods. The design and resulting performance improvements are described.
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    Zeitschrift für Lebensmittel-Untersuchung und -Forschung 206 (1998), S. 48-51 
    ISSN: 1431-4630
    Keywords: Key words Carbohydrates ; Myo-inositol ; Orange juice quality ; Gas chromatography
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    Topics: Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract  A gas chromatographic method using a capillary column is described for the quantitative analysis of fructose, glucose, sucrose and myo-inositol in orange juice. The method is evaluated for precision and recovery using phenyl-β-glucoside as an internal standard. The results support the suitability of the method. Carbohydrates (fructose, glucose, sucrose and myo-inositol) were determined in different kinds of orange juice. The determination of carbohydrate composition and ratios of the carbohydrate constituents provide a method to assess orange juice quality, especially the myo-inositol content and myo-inositol/fructose ratio. These new indices, which were found to be lower in samples made from concentrates, provide information on the quality and genuineness of orange juice.
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    Zeitschrift für Lebensmittel-Untersuchung und -Forschung 206 (1998), S. 213-216 
    ISSN: 1431-4630
    Keywords: Key words Milk fat ; Mixed fat ; Milk fat content ; Butyric acid ; Gas chromatography
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    Topics: Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract  The analysis of butyric acid (C4) is of importance for the determination of the proportion of milk fat in mixed fats. Three gas chromatographic methods were compared with regard to their precision for the measurement of C4, i.e. analysis of butyric acid methyl ester after trans-esterification of fat by sodium methylate (method A) or trimethyl sulphonium hydroxide (method B), as well as analysis of free butyric acid (method C), using an internal standard with each method. The examination of 30 milk fats which varied greatly in terms of their C4 content, using methods A, B and C, resulted in mean values of C4 of 3.42 g/100 g fat, 3.71 g/100 g fat and 3.06 g/100 g fat, respectively. The value determined using method B seemed too high, and this may have been due to the presence of co-eluting artefacts, whereas the value determined using method C was clearly too low, and can probably be attributed to losses during sample preparation. The standard deviation (SD) of 0.015 obtained from repeated analyses using method A was quite good. Results obtained using methods B and C had SDs of 0.029 and 0.074, respectively. Different levels of free fatty acids did not affect the results obtained using method A. When method A was checked by analysis of the reference fat, CRM 164, the C4 level determined was found to deviate from the certified C4 content of 3.49 (± 0.06) g/100 g fat by only 0.05 g C4/fat 100 g. Thus method A proved the most suitable for the determination of the proportion of milk fat in mixed fats by analysis of butyric acid.
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    Zeitschrift für Lebensmittel-Untersuchung und -Forschung 207 (1998), S. 180-181 
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    Keywords: Key words UHT milk ; Storage ; Monosaccharides ; Gas chromatography
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    Topics: Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract  Changes in the free monosaccharide fraction and non-casein nitrogen during the 3-month storage of five batches of commercial UHT milk were studied. Batches with high residual proteolytic activity showed a considerable increase in galactose, N–acetyl glucosamine and N–acetyl galactosamine levels during the storage period, whereas their glucose and myo-inositol contents remained unaltered. In batches with slight or negligible proteolytic activity no changes in the free monosaccharide fraction were observed.
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    Zeitschrift für Lebensmittel-Untersuchung und -Forschung 206 (1998), S. 77-82 
    ISSN: 1431-4630
    Keywords: Key words Anticarcinogen ; CLA ; Conjugated linoleic acid ; Daily intake ; Foods ; Gas chromatography ; Lipids
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    Notes: Abstract  The quantities of the biologically active isomer of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) – C18:2 c9t11 – in 139 German foods were analysed by capillary gas chromatography (results are given as a % of all identified fatty acid methyl esters). The CLA content ranged from 0.40% (Gouda) to 1.70% (Jurassic cheese, Old Emmentaler) in dairy products, from 0.11% (rabbit) to 1.20% (lamb) in meat, and from 0.01% (pike-perch) to 0.09% (carp) in fish. CLA could be detected in neither vegetable fats or oils nor in margarines (CLA 〈0.01%). Crisps, chocolates, cakes and pastries, and other foods have only a negligible CLA content. The average estimated CLA intake in Germany was calculated to be 0.35g CLA/day for women and 0.43g CLA/day for men.
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    European radiology 8 (1998), S. 849-857 
    ISSN: 1432-1084
    Keywords: Key words: Ultrasound ; Physics ; Vascular studies ; Vascular pathologies ; Ultrasonic contrast agents ; Clinical applications
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract. The choice of the optimal ultrasonic frequency for vascular studies is determined by the required resolution and penetration. Anatomical real-time two-dimensional imaging and blood flow studies provide complementary information. Intravascular scanning allows high-frequency ultrasound to be used, with correspondingly good spatial resolution. Contrast resolution is degraded by beam side lobes and the limited dynamic range of the ultrasonic pulse. The physics of ultrasonic scattering by blood, pulsed Doppler and duplex scanning and colour flow imaging performances determines the limits of clinical applications. Contrast agents enhance the echogenicity of blood, improving sensitivity and, through second harmonic detection, suppressing solid tissue echoes. Three-dimensional display, with segmentation by the presence of the flow signal, facilitates spatial perception. Clinical applications in vascular pathologies are summarised.
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    Intensive care medicine 24 (1998), S. 415-421 
    ISSN: 1432-1238
    Keywords: Key words Acetone ; Gas chromatography ; Isoprene ; Lipid peroxidation ; Microwave desorption ; N-pentane
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    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Objective: Application of a new method for analysis of exhaled gas in critically ill patients. Design: Open study. Setting: Surgical intensive care unit of an university hospital. Patients: Thirty-seven consecutive, critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients. Interventions: None. Measurements and results: Chemical analysis of the patient's exhaled gas was based upon substance adsorption and concentration onto activated charcoal, microwave desorption and gas chromatographic separation. Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) exhaled less isoprene than those without ARDS [9.8 (8.2–21.6) vs 21.8 (13.9–41.4) nmol/m2 per min [median (95 % confidence interval)], p = 0.04]. In patients who developed pulmonary infection, pentane elimination increased from 0.4 (0.0–5.4) to 2.7 (0.6–6.1, p = 0.05) nmol/m2 per min and isoprene elimination decreased from 5.2 (0–33) to 5.0 (0–17, p = 0.05) nmol/m2 per min, resulting in a significant increase in pentane/isoprene ratio from 0.1 (0–0.3) to 0.4 (0–15, p = 0.007) when compared to patients without pulmonary infection. Conclusions: The new method allows quantitative analysis of human gas samples with low substance concentrations and is well suited for clinical studies which involve the investigation of metabolic processes in the lung and the body.
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    Chromatographia 47 (1998), S. 305-308 
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Silicone phases ; Film thickness ; Large-bore capillary columns
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary A technique is described for determination of the amount of bonded phase in commercial columns. It is adapted to the determination of the real nature and the thickness of a siloxane bonded film. Ten-centimeter samples of column are used. The method is tested for large-bore capillary columns. Applications to kinetic studies are suggested.
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    Chromatographia 47 (1998), S. 313-345 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Sample pretreatment ; Coupling on-line to capillary GC ; Robotization
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    Notes: Summary Sample pretreatment is often the bottleneck of a tracelevel analytical procedure. In order to increase performance, increasing attention is therefore being devoted to combining sample pretreatment on-line with the separation technique that has to be used. In the present review, a variety of procedures in use today for sample treatment coupled on-line to capillary gas chromatography (GC) is briefly discussed. Special attention is devoted to coupled-column techniques such as SPE-GC and LC-GC (SPE, solid-phase extraction; LC, column liquid chromatography) which are topics of much current interest, also because of their frequent use in so-called hyphenated systems.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Chiral stationary phases ; Enantioseparation ; Toxaphene
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    Notes: Summary The separation of the enantiomers of the compounds of technical toxaphene (CTTs) on heptakis(6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-2,3-di-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin (β-TBDM) has been studied by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection (GC-ECD). Enantiomers of eight of the nine CTTs under investigation were separated on this chiral stationary phase. Separations of the enantioners of CTTs have hitherto been achieved ontert-butyldimethylsilylated β-cyclodextrin (β-BSCD). The chiral resolution values and separation factors of the CTTs on β-TBDM have been compared with those obtained on β-BSCD. Although several components coeluted, enantioselective determination of three CTTs was possible in an extract of seal blubber. For each CTT the first-eluting enantiomer was enantioenriched. Enantioselective accumulation of2-endo, 3-exo,5-endo,6-exo,-8,8,9,10-octachlorobornane (B8-1412) in biota has been established for the first time.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Mixed stationary phases ; Dibenzo-18-crown-6 ether ; MPBHpB ; Synergistic effects
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    Notes: Summary The synergistic effect is investigated in mixed gas chromatographic stationary phases containing dibenzo-18-crown-6 +MPBHpB [o-methyl-p-phenylene-bis-(p-heptoxy benzoate)], [o-methyl-p-phenylene-bis-(p-heptoxy benzoate)], with benzene/cyclohexane, cyclokexanes, phenols, alcohols and aniline derivatives as sample compounds pairs. Some of the separations reveal positive or negative synergistic effect. This effect depends on the temperature, the mixing ratio and the linear velocity of the carrier gas.
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    Keywords: Column liquid chromatography ; Gas chromatography ; Enantiomeric separation ; Chiral derivatization ; Unusual secondary aromatic amino acids
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    Notes: Summary High-performance liquid chromatographic and gas chromatographic methods were developed for the separation of unusual secondary aromatic amino acids. Amino acids containing 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronorharmane-1-carboxylic acid and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-carboxy-2-carboline moieties were synthetized in racemic or chiral forms. The high-performance liquid chromatography was carried out either on a teicoplanin-containing chiral stationary phase or on an achiral C18 column. In the latter case the diastereomers of the amino acids formed by precolumn derivatization with the chiral reagents 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl isothiocyanate or 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrophenyl-5-L-alanine amide were separated. The gas chromatographic analyses were based on separation on a Chirasil-L-Val column.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Stationary phases ; Calix[4]arene derivatives
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    Notes: Summary Two new kinds of calix[4]arene derivatives, 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-bis(isopropylcarbamoyl-methoxy)-26,28-diundecenyloxy calix[4]arene (C[4]A) and 25,27-dibutoxy-5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-26,28-diundecenyloxy calix[4]arene (C[4]B), have been synthesized for use as stationary phases in capillary gas chromatography with OV1701. These stationary phases demonstrate high column efficiencies, wide operating temperature ranges, good thermal stability and excellent selectivity for aromatic isomers, especially phenol compounds. Their inclusion properties are also discussed.
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    Chromatographia 47 (1998), S. 724-726 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Phthalate esters ; PVC ; Plastic toys
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    Notes: Summary A method for the analysis of 10 phthalate esters in plastic toys is described. The samples are soxhlet extracted in dichloromethane and phthalate esters in the extract are analysed by GC. Detection limits of dimethyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, di-n-octyl phathalate, di-n-nonyl phthalate, benzyl butyl phthalate and benzyl octyl phthalate were approximately 5 ppm. The detection limits of diisononyl phthalate and diisodecyl phthalate, which are mixtures of several isomers, were approximately 200ppm. Analysis of 17 plastic toys revealed that only PVC-toys contained phthalate esters. Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, diisononyl phthalate and diisodecyl phthalate in concentrations up to 40% were present in the PVC-toys.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Correlation equation ; Alkylbenzenes ; Naphthalenes
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    Notes: Summary A detailed statistical analysis is presented for comparing the validity of selected literature-recommended equations with the unified retention index concept for calculating the retention indexes of alkylbenzenes on UCON LB 550X and naphthalenes on polydimethylsiloxane. Comparison with literature sources shows that the unified retention index provides the smallest residual error for a set of aromatic hydrocarbons.
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    Chromatographia 47 (1998), S. 579-586 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Column liquid chromatography ; Ewe's cheese ; Triacylglycerols
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary Triacylglycerols from Idiazabal cheese fat were analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography (LC) with a non-linear gradient of acetone in acetonitrile and a light-scattering detector. Molecular species of triacylglycerols were predicted by a simple and a multiple linear regression analysis of logk of the LC peaks and molecular variables such as equivalent carbon number of the possible triacylglycerol, chain length and number of double bonds of each fatty acid of the triacylglycerol. Predicted results were confirmed by gas chromatographic analysis of the fatty acids in the LC peaks. The main triacylglycerols of Idiazabal cheese fat contained butyric acid, butyroyl-dipalmitin, butyroyl-myristoyl-palmitin and butyroyl-palmitoyl-olein. The most abundant triacylglycerols were those with even partition numbers of 36, 34 and 38.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides ; Herbal medicine ; Essential oils ; Sulfuric acid treatment
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    Notes: Summary A rapid and new clean-up method utilizing sulfuric acid treatment is demonstrated to identify and quantify the level of organochlorine (OC) and organophosphorus (OP) pesticide residue concentrations in herbal essential oils by gas chromatography (GC). Essential oils fortified with pesticides, that are extracted from herbs by steam distillation are partitioned with 65% acetonitrile/water(v/v) and treated with sulfuric acid at different reaction times and sulfuric acid concentrations. Optimal conditions, to avoid interference from essential oils in gas chromatographic analysis, is 17% (v/v) of a mixed phase ratio of sulfuric acid to organic solvent (hexane/ethyl ether=9∶1, v/v) and a reaction time of 30s. The response of the flame ionization detector (FID) is linear for all pesticides determined. Recovery of pesticides from fortified herbs studied are in the range of 75% to 111% (RSD, 4% to 11%) for OC, and 72% to 116% (RSD, 2% to 11%) for OP. Although sulfuric acid treatment destroys carbamate and some organophosphorus pesticides, this method has efficiently reduced matrix interference and provides a rapid, economical clean-up method with excellent linear data having low coefficients of variation for the GC analyses of BHC isomers, DDD, DDE, DDT, chlorothalonil, chloropyrifos, tetradifon, fenitrothion, malathion, and parathion in matrices of herbal essential oils.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Alkenes ; Epoxides ; Retention index
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    Notes: Summary Retention indices or five 1-alkenes, seven branched alkenes and five cycloalkenes and the corresponding epoxides were determined at two temperatures on a fused-silica capillary column coated with cyanopropyl methyl siloxane to interpret their chromatographic behaviour. The standard deviation was 0.2 index units.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Stationary phases ; β-Cyclodextrin derivatives
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    Notes: Summary Five β-cyclodextrin derivatives, heptakis[2,6-di-O-pentyl-3-O-(4-nitrobenzyl)-β-CD (CD-I), heptakis [2,6-di-O-pentyl-3-O-(5-hexenyl)]-β-CD (CD-II), heptakis-(2, 6-di-O-cinnamyl-3-O-methyl)-β-CD (CD-III), heptakis-(2, 6-di-O-cinnamyl-3-O-acetyl)-β-CD (CD-IV) and heptakis(2, 6-di-O-cinnamyl-3-O-trifluoroacetyl)-β-CD (CD-V), were synthesized and coated on fused-silica capillary coluns. Their chromatographic characteristics were tested and compared with heptakis (2,3,6-tri-O-pentyl)-β-CD (CD-VI) and heptakis (2,6-di-O-pentyl-3-O-trifluoroacetyl)-β-CD (CD-VII). It was found that the size, polarity, and aromatic property of the substituted group at the 3-position of heptakis (2,6-di-O-pentyl)-β-cyclodextrins greatly influenced their chromatographic properties and separation ability. The introduction of aromatic group or a group containing a double-bond may bring π-π interactions between the host and guest molecules, and therefore increased the separation ability of the β-CDs for substituted benzene isomers. Introduction of cinnamyl groups in to the 2,6-3-position of β-CD has a significant effect on the chromatographic properties of the stationary phases(CD-III-CD-V).
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    Chromatographia 47 (1998), S. 570-574 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Compressibility correction factor ; Specific retention volume
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    Notes: Summary The exact definition of the compressibility correction factor,j, has been extensively discussed in recent literature. In this work, it is shown that this compressibility correction factor has several different interpretations; however, the simplest and most useful meaning involves a correction from the experimentally accessible pressure at the outlet of a column to the average pressure in the column. Also, an unconventional definition of the retention volume of a solute in terms of the sample size and the equilibrium concentration of the solute in the mobile phase is presented. This retention volume definition is presented as an alternative to the common definition ofV R as the volume of carrier gas which passes through the column in a period of time called the retention time. In this discussion, it is emphasized that the temeprature dependence of the specific retention volume is determined by the thermodynamics of the phase distribution process for the solute and not by an equation-of-state for the carrier gas. Finally, the conventional correction of the specific retention volume by a factor of 273/T c can be used to correct a volume of carrier gas to a pseudo-standard state of 273 K and the average pressure in the column; however, this corrected specific retention volume has no relation to the specific retention volume that would be experimentally obtained at this standard state temperature and pressure. compressibility correction factor, and specific retention volume, were examined with regard to the physical interpretation, exact definition and appropriate standard states to be applied to these commonly reported chromatographic parameters. Such arcane discussions are beneficial to the health of science but may lead to confusion among potential and practicing chromatographers. In order to prevent or at least help ameliorate this problem, the following discussion presents a somewhat unorthodox interpretation of the questioned terms along with a pseudo-physical explanation of the so-called retention volume which is ubiquitous throughout the chromatographic literature.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Column liquid chromatography ; Solid-phase microextraction ; Local anaesthetic lidocaine ; Optimisation of extraction
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    Notes: Summary Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) has been combined with gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC) for the determination of lidocaine in human urine. A polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coated fibre was directly immersed into buffered urine. Extraction conditions such as time, pH, ionic strength, temperature, and agitation were optimised. The extracted lidocaine was thermally desorbed in a split/splitless injector for analysis with a GC-FID system or desorbed with liquid in a specially designed SPME-LC interface for analysis with an LC-UV system. After optimisation the method developed was evaluated and validated. Extraction yields of 22% were obtained in about 45 min. The reproducibility of the method is 〈5% (relative standard deviation). For five-times diluted urine, linear ranges were found from 5–1000 and 25–1000 ng·mL−1 for SPME-GC and SPME-LC, with detection limits of 5 ng·mL−1 for SPME-GC and 25 ng·mL−1 for SPME-LC. SPME can be used as a simple sample pretreatment method for the determination of lidocaine in urine by GC and LC.
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    Chromatographia 47 (1998), S. 685-688 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Headspace sampling ; Safrole ; Asarum species
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    Notes: Summary The development of a headspace GC method (HS-GC) to determine the safrole content in differentAsarum species from China and Europe, using eugenol as internal standard, is presented in this paper. The best results could be achieved by thermostating the samples at 100°C for 30.0 min, adding 10 μL of water to each sample. Optimum pressurisation and injection time showed to be 3.0 min and 12 s, respectively. GC separation was performed on an SE-54 column. The HS-GC results for safrole were in good agreement with those obtained by direct GC analysis of the dichloromethane (DCM) plant extracts. The investigated Asarum samples showed great deviations concerning the safrole content even within the sameAsarum species, e.g.Asarum himalaicum from Sichuan contained 0.0051% of this compound, the same species from the province of Hebei 0.53%.
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  • 54
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Pyrolysis GC ; Residual polystyrene ; Streptomycin ; Vitamin B1
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    Notes: Summary Residual synthetic adsorbent, cross-linked polystyrene, used in drug purification has been analyzed quantitatively by Curie-point pyrolysis gas chromatography. The peaks of intact polystyrene adsorbent in the pyrogram were used as key peaks for quantitative measurement of residues of the adsorbent in vitamin B1 and streptomycin sulfate. It was shown that them-ethylstyrene orp-ethylstyrene peaks in the pyrolyzates were suitable for determination of polystyrene adsorbent content. The levels of residual adsorbent in the drugs were found to be 〈0.1 %, the value stipulated by the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH). In quantitative evaluation of an adsorbent content of 0.1 % the precision was 3.6 % and 2.7 % for vitamin B1 and streptomycin sulfate, respectively.
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  • 55
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Solid-phase microextraction ; Headspace sampling ; Cyanide in blood
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    Notes: Summary Cyanide can be extracted from whole blood samples by headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME) with a Carbowax/divinylbenzene-coated fiber. During heating a vial of a whole blood sample containing cyanide and acetonitrile as internal standard (IS) at 50°C in the presence of Na2SO4, a Carbowax/divinylbenzene-coated SPME fiber was exposed in the headspace of the vial for 45 min to allow adsorption of cyanide and IS. The fiber needle was then injected into a capillary gas chromatography (GC) instrument equipped with nitrogen-phosphorus detection. The headspace SPME-GC with a Supel-Q PLOT fused silica capillary column gave large peaks for cyanide and IS; almost no interfering peaks appeared. Recoveries of cyanide dnd IS from human whole blood were 3.02–4.06% and 0.21%, respectively. The calibration curve for cyanide added to human blood showed excellent linearity in the range of 0.04–4.0 μg mL−1; the detection limit was about 0.02 μg mL−1. The coefficients of intra-day and inter-day variation were not greater than 7.1 and 9.2%. Good correlation (r 2=0.999) was found between the present SPME-GC method and the conventional microdiffusion colorimetric method. Data on determination of cyanide in rat blood after intraperitoneal administration are also presented.
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    Chromatographia 47 (1998), S. 63-71 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Liquid foods ; Food packaging materials ; Vinylchloride
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    Notes: Summary The interaction of vinylchloride (VC) with liquid foods, such as water, olive oil and honey, was studied using the relatively new technique of Reversed-Flow Gas Chromatography (RFGC). The RFGC method permits the calculation of the VC diffusion coefficient in the liquid phase (water, oil and honey) and the determination of the partition coefficient of VC between the liquid and the carrier gas, as well as the determination of the Henry's constant of VC in the liquid food. From the variation of the above parameters with temperature, thermodynamic parameters (free and excess free energies, enthalpies, entropies and activity coefficients) were calculated for the adsorption of VC by liquid foods. These are discussed in comparison with the same parameters calculated from empirical equations or determined experimentally by other techniques.
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    Journal of biomedical science 5 (1998), S. 415-420 
    ISSN: 1423-0127
    Keywords: Isoprostanes ; Oxidative stress ; Lipid peroxidation ; Gas chromatography ; Mass spectrometry ; Human disease
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The development of a specific, reliable and noninvasive method for measuring oxidative stress in humans is essential for establishing the role of free radicals in human diseases. Currently, accurate techniques to assess oxidant injury in vivo are extremely limited although a number of approaches are being investigated. Of these, the measurement of specific products of nonenzymatic lipid peroxidation, the F2-isoprostanes (F2-IsoPs), appears to be a more accurate marker of oxidative stress in vivo in humans than other available methods. The purpose of this brief review is to acquaint the reader with the IsoPs from a biochemical perspective and to provide information regarding the utility of quantifying these compounds as indicators of oxidant stress.
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    Space science reviews 84 (1998), S. 199-206 
    ISSN: 1572-9672
    Keywords: Nuclear reactions ; Nucleosynthesis ; Abundances ; Stars:Evolution ; Interior ; Rotation
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    Topics: Physics
    Notes: Abstract We first recall the observational and theoretical facts that constitute the so-called 3He problem. We then review the chemical anomalies that could be related to the destruction of 3He in red giants stars. We show how a simple consistent mechanism can lead to the destruction of 3He in low mass stars and simultaneously account for the low 12C/13C ratios and low lithium abundances observed in giant stars of different populations. This process should both naturally account for the recent measurements of 3He/H in galactic HII regions and allow for high values of 3He observed in some planetary nebulae. We propose a simple statistical estimation of the fraction of stars that may be affected by this process.
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  • 59
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; SPME ; Soil and groundwater samples ; Chlorobenzenes ; Thermal desorption
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    Notes: Summary A complex method was developed for the determination of chlorobenzenes in soil and groundwater samples. Samples were taken at two sites in Baranya county, where a mixture of chlorobenzene waste was deposited, causing severe contamination in the environment. Clean-up of these sites demands modern and reliable analytical methods. Several sample preparation techniques were used, such as solid phase microextraction (SPME), supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), and a recently developed thermal desorption method. The applicability of various sample preparation methods was compared by measuring recovery percentages, relative standard deviations and by investigating the matrix dependency of these values. Gas chromatography was used for quantitative determination of chlorobenzenes, using MS, IR, FID and ECD detection techniques. Detection levels were as low as 1 ppt in water, and 10 ppt in soil samples. Chlorobenzene concentration was in the range 1 ppt-1 ppm in water and 100 ppb-100 ppm in soil samples. Identification and calibration of these compounds were performed by quantitative standards. This complex analytical method can be used for rapid and precise quantitative and qualitative determination of chlorobenzenes.
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    Chromatographia 48 (1998), S. 86-88 
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Solid phase extraction ; Methoxime-silyl derivate ; Urinary steroids ; Women with effluvium
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    Notes: Summary Urinary steroid metabolites were measured by capillary gas chromatography in 25 women (aged 33.3±12.0 years) with effluvium and 16 control healthy laboratory workers women (aged 34.6±8.4 years). There was significant elevation in the level of a number of steroids and steroid metabolites. The elevation of most steroid metabolites refers to the increased steroid secretion of the adrenal and the high cortisol metabolites levels may be do to stress in some of the patients with effluvium.
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  • 61
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Chiral separation ; Alcohols ; Diols ; Trimethylsilylation
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    Notes: Summary Gas chromatographic chiral separation of several chiral 2-and 3-alkanols and diols was studied both in their free hydroxyl and in their trimethylsilyl ether forms. First, the derivatization procedure was verified through the identification of the trimethylsilyl ethers formed on the basis of their mass spectra and optimized to obtain quantitative reaction. The optimized procedure was applied to the trimethylsilylation of racemic mixtures of various hydroxyl compounds. The silylation was found to be highly effective in the improvement of the separation of the individual enantiomers. The major advantages of the derivatization process can be summarized as: (i) excellent baseline separation of the enantiomers of the silyl ethers was achieved in contrast to the parent OH-containing compounds, (ii) the sensitivity of detection highly increased, (iii) the separations do not show any significant concentration dependence and finally (iv) the analysis time needed decreased significantly.
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  • 62
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Heats of vaporization ; Gibbs free energies ; Kováts retention indices ; Alkylbenzenes
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    Notes: Summary In our paper we propose a new method for the determination of heats of vaporization (ΔH vap(i)) and the Gibbs free energies of vaporization (Δμp(i)) for individually selected alkylbenzenes, chromatographed on stationary phases of low and medium polarity. The method is based on a new thermodynamic description of the Kováts retention index (I (i)) making use of Trouton's rule. In fact, we attribute physical significance to two empirical relationships, well known from the literature. We can describe thermodynamically the magnitude ofI (i) using two relations, each of them potentially useful for further determination of δH vap(i) and Δμp(i). A comparison was made of the results obtained with the use of our new approach and of those already existing in the literature attained in a completely different way. The comparison suggests that the calculated δH vap(i) and Δμp(i) values are thermodynamically acceptable and hence correct, and the data suit into the series of similar values determined on stationary phases of different polarity.
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    Chromatographia 48 (1998), S. 156-157 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Gel permeation chromatography ; Organophosphorous pesticides ; Plant samples
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    Notes: Summary The work presents a GC method for the determination of six organophosphorous pesticide residues in cabbage. Chopped cabbage was blended with acetone, then extracted with the mixture of n-hexane:methylene chloride (1:1). The extract was purified on a GPC column packed with BioBeads SX-3 gel. The pesticides were eluted with the mixture of methylene chloride:cyclohexane (1:1) at the flow rate of 0.5 mL min−1. After concentrating the extract was analysed by GC. Nearly 100 samples of cabbage were analysed; trace residues of dimethoate (about 0.05 ppm) were found in 10 samples. The average recoveries of the pesticides were above 80% with a relative standard deviation mostly less than 10%.
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    Chromatographia 48 (1998), S. 163-165 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Solid-phase extraction ; Urinary steroids ; Terbutaline treatment ; Asthmatic children
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    Notes: Summary Steroid metabolites have been measured by capillary gas chromatography in the urine of 38 children aged 3–6 years. The children comprised three groups: those with asthma being treated with Terbutaline (13), children with asthma but not undergoing treatment (17), and control children in hospital but free from endocrine diseases (8). There were significant (P〈0.05) differences between the amounts of steroids excreted by the different groups of children. Terbutaline therapy led to elevated levels of tetrahydrocortisone, androstenediol, 11-ketopregnanetriol and a reduced ratio of androgen to cortisol metabolites compared with those for untreated asthmatic children. We assume that Terbutaline does not have a steroid-like mechanism of action but acts by modification of the activity of several adrenocortical enzymes. We suggest a hypothesis whereby the antiasthmatic effect of Terbutaline could not only be a connected with its well-known mechanism of action, but it might be explained as a result of the modification of the production of certain glucocorticoids and androgen hormones.
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    Chromatographia 48 (1998), S. 758-762 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Butyric acid ; Milk fat content ; Mixed fats
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    Notes: Summary Quantitation of the milk fat content in mixed fats is of interest in food analysis. It can be achieved by calculation from the butyric acid (C4) content in the mixed fat and a mean C4 content for pure milk fats. Alternatively, instead of applying a C4 mean value, the C4 content in the actual milk fat can be used if this reference sample is available. A recently improved analytical method based on gas chromatography of butyric acid methyl ester using an internal standard has been applied to determine the milk fat content in mixtures with beef tallow, lard, soybean oil, olive oil, sunflower oil, palm kernel oil and palm oil ranging from 1 to 90% milk fat content. Within the whole range of mixtures, mean absolute deviations between the determined and the actual milk fat content were below 0.5% and the maximum absolute deviation was not more than 1.0% when using the reference sample. The overall mean absolute deviation was 0.04% for milk fat contents of 1 to 10% and 0.28% for milk fat contents of 10 to 90%.
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    Chromatographia 48 (1998), S. 728-738 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Stationary phases ; Prototypical phases ; Retention model ; Retention value ; Dipolarity
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    Notes: Summary Stationary phases are characterised in a multilinear retention model by retention data of a set of selected prototypical substances. Prototypical stationary phases confirm the application of prototypical substances in the retention model. For comparison, 27 stationary phases are characterized with solute descriptors of the solvation model. New adjusted substance factors are calculated for 33 selected compounds for a new characterization of GC stationary phases in the extended retention model with retention values, calculated from retention indices and b-values of the n-alkane equation. Substance dipolarityD N-factors are separated from πN, the adjusted dipolarity-polarisability. New substance factors give satisfying correlation results and new explanatory factors as phase descriptors for 27 stationary phases.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Solid-phase extraction ; Rapeseed oil ; Sterols
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    Notes: Summary A capillary gas chromatographic method is described for the determination of major plant sterols and cholesterol in edible oils and fats. In the sample preparation procedure reversed-phase, solid-phase extraction with C18 adsorbent was used to extract the unsaponifiable matter and for sample cleanup after saponification. Sterols were quantitated as their trimethylsilylether derivatives using an internal standard method (betulin). The method was validated by recovery tests and analysis of two reference materials representing vegetable oil mixture and milk fat matrices. Average recoveries of spiked cholesterol and cholesterol acetate in rapeseed oil were 103±4% (n=12) and 101±3% (n=10), respectively. The sterol values determined in the reference materials were found to be in a good agreement with their given certified or indicative values. Applied to edible oils and fats, plant sterols and cholesterol at levels〉20 mg kg−1 could be accuratively quantitated.
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  • 68
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Solid phase extraction ; Brazilian sugar cane spirit ; Lower fatty acids
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    Notes: Summary A gas chromatographic method for the analysis of seventeen acids in a water/ethanol matrix is described. The diluted samples were first concentrated by solid phase extraction. Nonanoic acid was the internal standard. A good separation profile was obtained for all compounds, including the isomers: n and iso-butyric acids, n and isovaleric acids and n and iso-caproic acids. The method is fast, sensitive (20–30 μg L−1) and has a good reproducibility (4–7 %). The recovery was in the range of 94%–116% for the medium chain acids (C7-C16). This method allowed the identification of fourteen acids in caninhas and other spirits. The total acid content and the profile of the exportation type caninhas are similar to the ones obtained for several international beverages.
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  • 69
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Metal complexes ; Chemically bonded phases ; Thermodynamic parameters ; Specific interactions
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    Notes: Summary Results are presented of studies of packings containing copper (II) acetylacetonate (acac), hexafluoroacetylacetonate (hfac), and chloride, chemically bonded via β-dik-etonate groups. The retention parameters retention factor (k) specific retention volume (V g), and molecular retention index (M e) were measured and used to calculate the thermodynamic parameters free energy of adsorption (ΔG a) heat of adsorption (−ΔH a), and entropy of adsorption (ΔS a). These parameters enable, characterization of specific interactions between aromatic and cyclic hydrocarbons, ethers and thioethers and metal complexes chemically bonded, to a silica surface.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Atomic emission and MS detection ; Solid-phase extraction ; Aqueous samples
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    Notes: Summary A procedure is described for the (non-target) screening of hetero-atom-containing compounds in tap and waste water by correlating data obtained by gas chromatography (GC) using atomic emission (AED) and mass selective (MS) detection. Solid-phase extraction (SPE) was coupled on-line to both GC systems to enable the determination of microcontaminants at the 0.02–1 μg L−1 level in 7–50 mL of aqueous sample. The screening was limited to compounds present in at least one heteroatom-selective GC-AED trace above a predetermined concentration level. These compounds were identified by their partial formulae (AED) and the corresponding mass spectra, which were obtained from the GC-MS chromatogram via the retention index concept. The potential of the approach was demonstrated by the identification of target compounds as well as all unknowns present in tap and waste water above the predetermined threshold of 0.05 μg L−1 (tap water) or 0.5 μg L−1 (waste water).
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Liquid crystal stationary phase ; Packed columns
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    Notes: Summary The separation ofm-, p-, o- xylenes andm-, p- ethyltoluenes was studied on a packed column with 2,5% of 4-[(4-chlorobenzyl)oxy]-4′-cyanoazobenzene (CBOCA) on Chromosorb W HP 100–120 mesh. The synthesis and study of the mesomorphic behaviour of CBOCA are presented. Temperature range for the separation ofm-, p-, o- xylenes (in this order of elution) is 125–85°C, at cooling. The best separation was achieved at about 90°C. The separation temperature domain ofm-ethyltoluene fromp- ethyltoluene is 160–85°C.
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  • 72
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Calix[4]arene-tetramethyldisiloxane stationary phases ; Geometric and positional isomer separations
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    Notes: Summary Poly(p-tert-butyldimethoxydipropyloxycalix[4]arene-tetramethyldisiloxane) (TBCX-TMDS) and poly(dimethoxydipropyloxycalix[4]arene-tetramethyl-disiloxane) (CX-TMDS), have been prepared and used as stationary phases for isothermal capillary gas chromatographic separations of positional isomers. Retention factors and separation factors for the isomers were measured. The isomers investigated were well-resolved on the two phases. Retention of all the solutes investigated is greater on TBCX-TMDS than on CX-TMDS, probably because of extra dispersive interactions of the solutes with thetert-butyl groups of the phase. Separation factors for closely-eluting isomer pairs are similar on the two phases. This seems to indicate either that the solutes are retained by non-inclusion processes or that if the isomer molecules do enter the cavity of the calixarene, i.e. the solute is retained by inclusion, thetert-butyl groups do not play a role in discriminating between the isomers.
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  • 73
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Water analysis ; Derivatization with bromine ; Aromatic amines
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    Notes: Summary For improved determination of aromatic amines by gas chromatography and detection with an electron capture detector (GC-ECD) a derivatization method based on the bromination of the aromatic ring in an acetic acid medium was developed. In general, all free ortho and para-positions relative to the amino group undergo electrophilic substitution. Separation of at least 30 compounds in a single chromatographic run in 30 min is possible. With this method, 56 aromatic amines were studied and only in 6 cases were no derivatives obtained. Quantitation limits determined from calibration data are 1.2–40 μg L−1 for a 100 mL sample and an injection volume of 1 μL. Previous experiments suggest that both sample and injection volume may be increased to lower the quantitation limit.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; UV-Vis detection ; Gas phase absorption spectrometry ; Alcohols
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    Notes: Summary This article describes a theoretical/practical study of the parameters which affect the chromatograms obtained when using a molecular diode-array spectrometer as the detector in gas chromatography. The objective is to offer some rules which permit the identification of the optimum signal/noise relation. To achieve this, we study the effect of the different parameters which affect the noise and how to reduce their impact, as well as alternatives for increasing the signal. All the options tested can be applied by correctly programming the spectrometer with BASIC programs, within reach of any use who has even a small understanding of programming. Finally, we consider the effect that the selection of the acquisition conditions may have on the chromatographic resolution. All the studies are carried out using a mixture of alcohols and phenols.
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    Chromatographia 48 (1998), S. 817-822 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Crown ether capped cyclodextrin ; Chiral separations ; Isomer separations
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    Notes: Summary The solution of a new synthesized compound, mono-6-(1'-benzo-aza-15-crown-5)-2, 3, 6- permethyl-β-cyclodextrin, in the moderately polar polysiloxane OV-1701 was coated onto fused silica capillary column. The chromatographic characteristics including column efficiency, polarity and selectivity were studied. Excellent selectivity for the separation of enantiomers and positional isomers was obtained. The results show that the combined effect between the special caves of β-cyclodextrin and crown ether plays a significant role in the separation.
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    Chromatographia 48 (1998), S. 299-304 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Headspace sampling ; Ethoxylated alcohols ; Ethoxylated alkylamines
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    Notes: Summary Headspace-gas chromatography was used to determine the contents of toxic 1,4-dioxane, ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol in ethoxylated alcohols and alkylamines, and in commercial cosmetics and washing products. A Permaphase PEG capillary column was used for the determination of 1,4-dioxane and ethylene oxide and a DB-17 column for ethylene glycol determination. Dimethylformamide was used as the solvent in the determination of 1,4-dioxane and ethylene oxide, and undecanol in the case of ethylene glycol. The detection limits for ethylene oxide, 1,4-dioxane and ethylene glycol are 1,2 and 10 μg·g−1, respectively.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Solid phase extraction ; Polychlorobiphenyls ; Clorinated pesticides ; Organochlorine separation
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    Notes: Summary Gas chromatography of polychlorinated biphenyls and chlorinated pesticides in water samples is carried out after adsorption from a 25–500 mL sample, on a cartridge containing 100 mg aminopropyl-bonded porous silica. The clean-up step in which the PCBs and chlorinated pesticides are separated in different eluates is achieved by passing 25 mL of 40% aqueous methanol through the NH2 Sep-Pak cartridge. The PCBs are desorbed with 500 μL ethylacetate, which is concentrated and analysis by GC-ECD. The average recovery, at 1 ppb is 〉97% with a standard deviation 〈2. The limits of detection are 0.1 ng μL−1 and 5 pg μL−1 respectively for Cl3-PCB and Cl8-PCB congeners. In the separation of PCBs from the chlorinated pesticides tested in this work, only the Aldrin is adsorbed for 60% with the PCBs by the NH2 Sep-Pak cartridge. The method described is rapid, simple and reproducible.
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    Chromatographia 48 (1998), S. 443-449 
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry ; Triethanolamine in air
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    Notes: Summary Low amounts of triethanolamine, collected in ORBO 53 tubes during air sampling, required the development of a very sensitive method for determination. After desorption and silylation reaction with trimethylsilyl imidazole/trimethyl chlorosilane, the derivative was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry on an Ultra 2 silica capillary column in single ion monitoring mode (retention time: about 6 min). The method has a detection limit of 1–2 pg with a desorption efficiency of about 81%. Linearity of response was ascertained in the ranges 10–100 ng and 100–1000 ng. Short-term method validation was carried out by intra- and inter-day assays on three amounts for each reference calibration curve. All results satisfied the pre-defined acceptance criteria. In general, the whole procedure was easily performed and was appropriate for our needs. Breakthrough volume was appropriate for our needs. Breakthrough volume was determined on authentic samples and was about 40–60 L, using a flow rate of 1 L·min−1. The amounts of triethanolamine found in the samples ranged from 150 to 250 ng (about 2.5–4.2 μg·m−3).
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Soil samples ; Microwave-assisted solvent extraction ; Nitrogen detection ; Triazine herbicides
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    Notes: Summary Recent work demonstrated that the combination of microwave assisted solvent extraction (MASE) and capillary gas chromatography with selective nitrogen detection (GC-NPD) is a viable approach for the efficient determination of triazine herbicides in soils. However, for soils with a high organic matter content or the injection of more concentrated extracts to obtain lower LOD's the performance of gas chromatographic analysis of uncleaned extracts is hampered. This results in both a decrease of the chromatographic response of analytes and a decrease in the life time of the column due to coextracted matrix substances. The effect of various types of soils on the chromatographic analysis of triazine herbicides was studied. It appeared that for the investigated samples with an organic matter content below 5% processing of uncleaned extracts is possible. Samples with a higher organic matter content required a cleanup step. A rapid procedure on 100 mg silica cartridges has been developed using solvents compatible with the MASE extracts and the instrumental analysis. Beside the testing with different standard soils, about 120 samples of an ongoing monitoring program involving three different types of soil (organic matter content: 3–37%) were analysed. The selected compounds atrazine, desethylatrazine, desisopropyl-atrazine and simazine could be assayed in the various soil types to a level of at least 2 μg kg−1. For soil samples with a high organic matter content (〉5%), the rapid cleanup procedure allowed the trace analysis of the triazines and considerably increased the life time of the capillary column. Recoveries at levels from 2 to 50 μg kg−1 ranged from 70 to 100% with RSDs ranging from 5.1 to 9.5%. Confirmation of positive samples was carried out by gas chromatography mass spectrometry.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; UV-Vis detection ; Gas phase absorption spectrometry ; Derivatization ; Alcohols and phenols
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    Notes: Summary A method is proposed for the determination of alcohols and phenols based on their derivatization to benzoates and gas chromatography-gas phase molecular absorption spectrometry. All parameters affecting the derivatization reaction, such as the solvent, basic medium, benzoyl chloride and stirring time, were optimized. Chromatographic and instrumental conditions were also studied. Finally, a calibration study was performed and the results were compared to that obtained by the direct determination of the compounds.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; On-line SPE-GC-MS ; Beverage carton packages ; Contaminant
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    Notes: Summary An unknown migration contaminant was found in a number of mineral water samples contained in beverage carton packages. This compound was isolated by a fully automatic solid phase extraction system and identified by means of GC-MS as 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diol (TMDD) [126-86-3], which is used as a surfactant in water-based printing inks and migrates during the production of the beverage carton material into the inner polyethylene film and subsequently into the product. The determined concentrations of TMDD ranged up to more than 50 μg L−1.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Solid-phase extraction ; Graphitized carbon black ; Volatile organic compounds ; Workplace air
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    Notes: Summary A fast, simple, and reliable method is presented for the determination of atmospheric semi-volatile organic pollutants at μg m−3 levels. The method has been used to monitor potentially carcinogenic toxic compounds to which workers are exposed in workplaces, and to measure the same compounds in outdoor air.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Cholesterol oxides ; Cholesterol oxidation products (COPs) ; Meat products
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    Notes: Summary A method of extraction, purification and gas chromatographic analysis of five cholesterol oxidation products (COPs) (7β-hydroxycholesterol, 5α, 6α-epoxycholesterol, 25-hydroxycholesterol, 7-ketocholesterol and cholestane-3β, 5α, 6β-triol) has been developed. The method is aimed at the determination of COPs in meat and meat products, in particular dry sausages, where large differences in the content of cholesterol and its oxidation derivatives may occur. Linearity of response of trimethylsilyl ethers was defined. The minimum concentration tested was 2.5 μg g−1 in the injected solution. The main feature of the present work is the addition of a purification step of unsaponifiables by SPE on silica cartridges. Extraction recoveries of COP standard mixtures, performed with or without the SPE step, are evaluated. The introduction of the clean-up step results in high purity samples without further losses in the entire process.
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    Keywords: Gas chromatography ; Programmed-temperature vaporization (PTV) ; Large-volume injection ; Direct water injection ; Triazines
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    Notes: Summary The potential of large-volume PTV injection was studied for the analysis of triazine herbicides in water samples. Direct water injection and in-vial extraction were described and compared. Detection limits were between 0.01–0.02 μg L−1 and relative standard deviations were 〈9%. Both methods are suitable for the analysis of triazines at ppt-level, although in-vial extraction is favourable for water samples with relatively large amounts of matrix components.
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    Keywords: liquid crystal ; block copolymer ; polyester block ; polymethacrylate block ; magnetic field ; X-ray diffraction ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: The phase and orientational behaviors of a series of liquid crystalline (LC) AB-type diblock copolymers comprising thermotropic main-chain (MC) polyester and side-group (SG) polymethacrylate blocks were investigated by X-ray diffraction. The MC and SG blocks were phase separated and gave rise to their individual mesophases that coexisted at equilibrium. The samples were oriented by using either a magnetic field or a mechanical field. In magnetically aligned samples both the MC and SG microphases were oriented with their smectic planes orthogonal to the magnetic field direction, independent of the copolymer composition. Mechanically aligned, fiber samples showed different orientations of the MC and SG smectic planes for different sample compositions. In this case the disposition of the smectic planes of the MC and SG blocks was driven by the relative length of the two blocks. Some features of the X-ray patterns of the copolymers were compared to those of the MC and SG homopolymers. In addition, the MC smectic domains crystallized on annealing without affecting the orientation that had been achieved by applying a magnetic field. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 21-29, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 31-38 
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    Keywords: liquid crystals ; thermosets ; smectic epoxy ; nematic ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Deformation experiments were carried out for densely crosslinked smectic-like networks obtained from diepoxy monomers with twin mesogen architecture. For the initially unoriented smectic networks, the network could be aligned up to an orientation parameter of 0.35 by applying 8 MPa of external stress in the rubbery regime. X-ray diffraction measurements revealed that the deformed smectic network possesses both smectic-A like and smectic-C like structure. It is thought that after extension domains initially oriented parallel to the external stress displayed a smectic-A-like structure, whereas domains initially tilted with respect to the tensile direction showed a stress-induced smectic-C like structure. A smectic network oriented under a.c. electric fields with an orientation parameter of 0.4 had a smectic-A like structure and possessed linear elasticity in the rubbery regime. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 31-38, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 39-48 
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    Keywords: poly-p-phenylenebenzobisoxazole ; X-ray scattering ; transmission electron microscopy ; Young's modulus ; tenacity ; crystal size ; orientation ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Morphological survey on new PBO fiber (Zylon®) was conducted by X-ray and transmission electron microscopic studies. Crystal size, orientation of the crystal, fibrils, microvoids, and fine structure were discussed. It was found that the molecule in the fiber showed high orientation (more than 0.99 in Hermann's orientation function for heat-treated fiber) and relatively small crystal sizes in the longitudinal (160 Å) and the transverse (110 Å) directions. Crystal modulus estimated by extrapolation to perfect orientation on the plot of the fiber modulus as a function of fiber orientation (Northolt's method) shows discrepancy from the crystal modulus directly obtained by X-ray scattering. This discrepancy means that the Northolt's model is insufficient to describe the Young's modulus of PBO fiber. Microvoids elongated to the fiber direction were examined by small-angle X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopic methods. The diameter of the microvoids was 20 Å to 30 Å and the fiber had a very thin microvoids-free layer (0.2 μm). Preferential orientation of the a-axis of crystal in the fiber was also confirmed. Summarizing these results, a structure model of the PBO fiber was proposed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 39-48, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 991-997 
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    Keywords: poly(methyl methacrylate-co-lithium methacrylate)(P(MMA-co-LiMA)) ; ionomer ; polymer electrolyte ; ion content ; ion conductivities ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: We have prepared polymer electrolytes composed of poly(methyl methacrylate-co-lithium methacrylate) ionomer (P(MMA-co-LiMA)), low molecular weight PEG, and LiCF3SO3 salt. The ion groups in P(MMA-co-LiMA) could enhance the miscibility between the MMA units and PEG in the polymer electrolytes. This miscibility enhancement made the pathway of ion transport less tortuous, and consequently led to the increase in ion conductivity. The maximum ambient ion conductivities in these systems were measured to be in the range of 10-4-10-5 S/cm. The polymer electrolytes became transparent at the higher ion content owing to the enhanced miscibility. The mechanical stability of the polymer electrolytes was also improved through the introduction of ion groups into the PMMA. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 991-997, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 1025-1035 
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    Keywords: polymer thin films ; thermosets ; microelectronics ; moisture ; physical aging ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: In polymers for microelectronics applications, moisture is known to have a deleterious effect upon device reliability. In this paper, the moisture transport behaviors of a newly developed family of all-aromatic and aromatic/aliphatic copolyester thermosetting films were described. The moisture uptake as a function of temperature, relative humidity, sample thickness, and processing conditions were presented via conjugate moisture sorption tests.1 It was found that the post curing near but below Tg resulted in an increase in both total moisture uptake and diffusion coefficient due to the effect of physical aging and the generation of sample defect volume. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 1025-1035, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 1013-1024 
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    Keywords: nonlinear optical polymer ; pressure ; chromophore reorientation ; poly(alkyl methacrylates) ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Activation volumes for chromophore reorientation were measured for a series of guest-host polymeric materials, indicating a significant coupling between chromophore motion and the glassy α and β relaxation dynamics of the polymer host. The specific systems studied were formed by individually dissolving N,N-dimethyl-p-nitroaniline (DpNA), 4-(dimethylamino)-4′-nitrotolane (DMANT), 4-(diethylamino)-4′-nitrotolane (DEANT), and 1-((4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)ethynyl)-4-((4-nitrophenyl)ethynyl)benzene (DMAPEANT) in poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), poly(ethyl methacrylate) (PEMA), and poly(isobutyl methacrylate) (PiBMA). In each of these systems, the isothermal, sub-Tg decay of the second-order optical susceptibility χ(2) was monitored as a function of pressure using second harmonic generation. In each system, the observed decay of χ(2) was represented by a stretched exponential equation from which the decay time τ0 and decay distribution width βKWW were determined. For each dopant molecule, the decrease in activation volume with the increasing size of the polymer host's alkyl side group and the pressure dependence of βKWW were indicative of partial coupling between chromophore rotation and the glassy β relaxation dynamics of the polymer host. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 1013-1024, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 1037-1050 
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    Keywords: polymer glasses ; glass transition ; diluents ; antiplasticization ; mixtures ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: A mathematical model to describe the specific volume of glassy mixtures of a polymer and a low molecular weight diluent or additive is presented. The model is based on understandable physical assumptions and relies on parameters that can be determined experimentally or estimated from methods available in the literature. The predictions of the model show good agreement with the experimental data for mixtures of four polymers with diluents that in the pure state are liquid, glassy, or crystalline. The observed negative departure from volume additivity, as defined by simple additivity of the specific volume of the pure glassy polymer and the pure amorphous diluent, is the result of the relaxation of the excess volume of the glassy mixture relative to the equilibrium state caused by mixing two components with different glass transition temperatures. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 1037-1050, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 1051-1060 
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    Keywords: polymer mixtures ; film casting ; solvent selectivity ; incompatibility ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Blends of polystyrene/poly(oxyethylene) (PS/POE) and polystyrene/poly-(methyl methacrylate) (PS/PMMA) have been obtained by casting from solution. Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Optical Microscopy, and Scanning Electron Microscopy showed that two incompatible polymers can present relatively good miscibility (formation of domains smaller than 5 μm) when the solvent from which the films are obtained does not present any noticeable selectivity towards the two polymers of the blends. An increase of the casting temperature increases the miscibility of PS and PMMA because the selectivity of the solvent used, towards these polymers decreases with increasing temperature. On the contrary, an increase of the casting temperature in the case of the PS and POE mixture decreases their miscibility because the selectivity of the solvent used increases with increasing temperature. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 1051-1060, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 1061-1080 
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    Keywords: polymer blends ; dilatometry ; free volume ; specific volume ; excess volume ; compressibility ; thermal expansivity ; equation of state ; scaling parameters ; crystallinity ; glass transition ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Melt-miscible polymer blends of poly(ethylene oxide)/atactic poly(methyl methacrylate (PEO/a-PMMA)) were prepared by melt-mixing and characterized by pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) dilatometry in the pressure and temperature range of 0 to 200 MPa and 20 to 200°C, respectively. The PVT data were analyzed in terms of two equations of state (EOS). The empirical Tait EOS was applied in the glassy, semicrystalline, and equilibrium melt state, and the Simha-Somcynsky EOS theory was applied in the equilibrium melt and glassy state. The Simha-Somcynsky EOS theory contains a free volume function. The temperature, pressure, and composition dependence of the free volume fraction h calculated from the Simha-Somcynsky EOS theory was studied. As a function of blend composition we observe that the free volume fraction, thermal expansivity, and compressibility all deviate mainly positively from linearity while the specific volume deviates mainly negatively from linearity. These findings are reconciled with composition-dependent free volume parameters, the free volume and cell volume as well as with self- and cross-interaction parameters derived from the Simha-Somcynsky EOS theory as applied to polymer mixtures. Moreover, the pressure dependence of glass and melting transitions as well as crystallization kinetics have been investigated. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 1061-1080, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 673-679 
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    Keywords: scanning force microscopy ; hectorite ; polystyrene ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Many important layered silicate-polymer nanocomposite materials may be synthesized using an in-situ polymerization process. Using this technique, organic monomers are intercalated into the interlayer regions of the hosts, where subsequent polymerization may then occur. In this paper, we report on the in-situ polymerization of styrene in Cu(II)-exchanged hectorite thin films. Scanning force microscopy (SFM) images of the polymer surface reveal that the surface polystyrene is generally aggregated into groups of elongated strands. SFM imaging of the interclay regions, in conjunction with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron spin resonance (ESR) data, indicates that approximately 20-30% of these regions contain polystyrene, with minimal reduction in the majority of Cu2+ sites observed. XRD data shows little or no intercalation of the monomer into the true intergallery regions. Instead, the polymer likely forms in intercrystallite or planar defect regions. In addition, two distinct phases of polymeric material are found within these defect regions, a highly polymerized polystyrene in addition to a polystyrene form exhibiting greater material stiffness. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 673-679, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 693-703 
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    Keywords: phase separation ; NMR spectroscopy ; block copolymers ; reaction injection molding ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: The microphase separation (MPS) in polyureas based on methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) hard segment, diethyltoluenediamine chain extender, and amino-terminated polypropylene glycol soft segment prepared by reaction injection molding (RIM) was studied by advanced solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Incomplete microphase separation leads to the presence of mobilized hard segments dispersed in the soft segment domains as well as immobilized soft segments residing in the hard domains. This is detected by 1H-NMR spectra recorded under spinning at the magic angle (MAS) as well as two-dimensional wide-line separation (WISE) NMR spectra. The sizes of the various domains as well as the interfaces between them are quantified by spin diffusion measurements. In this way the impact of annealing, method of polymerization, and hard segment content on MPS is studied. Whereas annealing at temperatures up to 170°C results in improving the MPS, major changes are observed after annealing at higher temperatures (190°C), where the system changes from “soft-in-hard” to “hard-in-soft” behavior. The MPS decreases with increasing hard segment content. The highest MPS is observed for solution polymerized samples. The various NMR experiments clearly reveal the nonequilibrium nature of RIM systems. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 693-703, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 681-692 
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    Keywords: high-density polyethylene ; nonisothermal crystallization kinetics ; plateau temperature ; regime transition ; crystallinity ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: The quiescent nonisothermal bulk crystallization kinetics of two high-density polyethylene resins were investigated by a modified light-depolarizing microscopy (LDM) technique. The technique allows studies at average cooling rates up to 2500°C/min. The polymer was found to crystallize at a pseudo-isothermal temperature even at these very high cooling rates. The overall bulk crystallization rate increased rapidly as the cooling rate and supercooling increased. Crystallization kinetics was analyzed by Avrami analysis. Avrami exponents near 3 suggested spherical growth geometry and instantaneous nucleation at predetermined sites. Observation of spherulites by optical microscopy together with a number density of spherulites that changed little with increase in cooling rate or supercooling supported this model of crystallization behavior. Analysis of the half-time of crystallization based on the Lauritzen and Hoffman secondary nucleation theory indicated that the regime II-III transition was found to occur at a degree of supercooling of approximately 22°C. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 681-692, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 1107-1114 
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    Keywords: polyelectrolytes ; conformational change ; water-acetone mixture ; viscosity and conductivity ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Samples of a polyelectrolyte poly(methacryloylethyl trimethylammonium methylsulfate), PMETMMS, with molar masses Mw = 22-25 × 106 were examined with viscosity, static light scattering, and conductivity measurements in a water-acetone solvent. Because acetone is a nonsolvent for this polymer the measurements were performed to determine the influence of the solvent composition, the polymer concentration, and the presence of added ions on the conformation of the polyelectrolyte in mixed solvents. The possible influence of a hydrodynamic field on the polymer conformation was also studied. The viscosity of the polymer solutions as a function of polymer concentration, as well as of the solvent composition, was studied using a broad range of shear rates. When the mass fraction of acetone in the solvent, γ, is below 0.5, the solutions show a usual polyelectrolyte behavior. When γ ≥ 0.80, the polymer adopts a compact conformation. This is observed as a decrease of the radius of gyration, Rg, second virial coefficient, A2, the viscosity, and also as a change in the conductivity of the solution. The change in the polymer conformation may be induced also by dilution. When 0.60 ≤ γ 〈 0.80, a gradual decrease in the polymer concentration leads to a sudden decrease of the reduced viscosity, which indicates a decrease in the particle size. The values of Mw measured by static light scattering were constant in all experiments. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 1107-1114, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 395-402 
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    Keywords: syndiotactic polypropylene ; form-IV ; form II ; kink bands ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: The packing of the chains in (T6G2T2G2)n conformation of the form IV of s-PP is revisited on the basis of packing energy and structure factor calculations. According to this analysis, an alternative mode of packing has been suggested. A monoclinic structural model, with the unit cell centered on the C face, is obtained, after small changes of the atomic coordinates in the triclinic structural model as proposed by Chatani et al. The monoclinic model presents a lower packing energy than the triclinic model and a good agreement between the calculated and observed structure factors. The triclinic structural model implies that all the chains are rotated by the same amount around the chain axis with respect to the monoclinic structural model. Since clockwise and counter clockwise rotations are equivalent, the monoclinic structural model may be taken as descriptive of the order in the long range, for the form IV of s-PP, or in other terms, descriptive of an average structure (space group C2, unit cell constants equal to am = 14.17 Å, bm = 5.72 Å, cm = 11.6 Å, and βm = 108.8°). The triclinic structural model for this polymorph, instead (space group P1, unit cell constants equal to at = 5.72 Å, bt = 7.64 Å, ct = 11.60 Å, αt = 73.1°, βt = 88.8°, γt = 112.0°) is probably more properly descriptive of local situation of order (the symmetry, locally, is broken). Analogies between the monoclinic limit ordered structural model for the form IV and the orthorhombic limit ordered structural model for the form II (with chains in the more stable (TTGG)n conformation) of s-PP are also provided. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 395-402, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 1153-1165 
    ISSN: 0887-6266
    Keywords: even-odd nylons ; lamellar crystals ; structure ; hydrogen-bonding schemes ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Notes: Nylon 6 9 has been shown to have structures with interchain hydrogen bonds in both two and in three directions. Chain-folded lamellar crystals were studied using transmission electron microscopy and sedimented crystal mats and uniaxially oriented fibers studied by X-ray diffraction. The principal room-temperature structure shows the two characteristic (interchain) diffraction signals at spacings of 0.43 and 0.38 nm, typical of α-phase nylons; however, nylon 6 9 is unable to form the α-phase hydrogen-bonded sheets without serious distortion of the all-trans polymeric backbone. Our structure has c and c* noncoincident and two directions of hydrogen bonding. Optimum hydrogen bonding can only occur if consecutive pairs of amide units alternate between two crystallographic planes. The salient features of our model offer a possible universal solution for the crystalline state of all odd-even nylons. The nylon 6 9 room-temperature structure has a C-centered monoclinic unit cell (β = 108°) with the hydrogen bonds along the C-face diagonals; this structure bears a similarity to that recently proposed for nylons 6 5 and X3. On heating nylon 6 9 lamellar crystals and fibers, the two characteristic diffraction signals converge and meet at 0.42 nm at the Brill temperature, TB · TB for nylon 6 9 lamellar crystals is slightly below the melting point (Tm), whereas TB for nylon 6 9 fibers is ≅ 100°C below Tm. Above TB, nylon 6 9 has a hexagonal unit cell; the alkane segments exist in a mobile phase and equivalent hydrogen bonds populate the three principal (hexagonal) directions. A structure with perturbed hexagonal symmetry, which bears a resemblance to the reported γ-phase for nylons, can be obtained by quenching from the crystalline growth phase (above TB) to room temperature. We propose that this structure is a “quenched-in” perturbed form of the nylon 6 9 high-temperature hexagonal phase and has interchain hydrogen bonds in all three principal crystallographic directions. In this respect it differs importantly from the γ-phase models. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 1153-1165, 1998
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    Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 36 (1998), S. 1167-1189 
    ISSN: 0887-6266
    Keywords: poly(dimethylsiloxane) ; silica ; hydrolysis ; condensation ; gelation ; composites ; filled elastomers ; stress-strain isotherms ; reinforcement ; X-ray scattering ; neutron scattering ; fractal geometry ; disordered systems ; Physics ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Various synthetic protocols were used to prepare several classes of polysiloxane-silica filler systems. The structures of these fillers and their interactions with the polysiloxane matrices were studied using small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering. In addition, the mechanical properties of the composites were characterized using equilibrium stress-strain isotherms in elongation. The results indicated that manipulation of the chemical reactions used to generate the filler can lead to a wide range of complex structures and unusual properties. Some of the observed mechanical properties were correlated with information on the composite structures and on elastomer-filler interactions. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 1167-1189, 1998
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