Gas chromatographic studies of derivatives of celluline-like substances.
Abstract Different aspects of the gas chromatographic determination of the celluline-like substances exhibiting specific cardiotonic activity are discussed. As this substances is isolated from frog skin and bladder, many impurities have to be considered. Determination of these samples, having a broad range of boiling points, was performed by means of programmed-temperature gas chromatography. Identification of unknown peaks was executed with the help of pure standard substances and retention indices.
A GENERALIZATION OF THE RETENTION INDEX SYSTEM INCLUDING LINEAR TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED GAS-LIQUID PARTITION CHROMATOGRAPHY.
Abstract The different ways of describing peak positions on gas chromatograms are reviewed. The retention index is preferred to the theoretical nonane system and the relative retention. The equation given by Kovats for the calculation of the retention index in case of isothermal operation is transformed to a more general form to include also the case of linear temperature programmed operation. This generalized equation gives the same retention index for both ways of operation.
Novel method for the determination of the methoxyl content in lignin by headspace gas chromatography.
The paper reports on a headspace gas chromatographic (HS-GC) method for the determination of methoxyl in lignin. The method involves the quantitive cleavage of methoxyl with hydroiodic acid (HI) to form methyl iodide in a closed headspace sample vial at 130 °C for 30 min. After HI has been added, the sample is neutralized by injecting a sodium hydroxide solution; the methyl iodide in the vial was determined by HS-GC using a flame ionization detector. The results showed that the method has an excellent measurement precision (RSD < 0.69%) and accuracy (RSD < 3.5%) for the quantification of methoxyl content in lignin. The present method is simple and accurate and can be used for the efficient determination of methoxy1 content in lignin and related materials.