Detectors in GC

definition of detectors, types of detectors, advantages and disadvantages

1. Detectors in Gas Chromatography Presented by: Samiksha Sawant M.Pharm (IP), 2 nd Sem Guided by: Dr. Pratima Tatke 1

2. Gas Chromatography 2

3. Instrumentation of GC 3

4. Detectors Devices used to or designed to respond to a very small quantity of sample present in the column gas 4

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6. I deal characteristics of detectors 6

7. Flame Ionization detector The FID was invented by scientist Harley and Pretorious and separately by McWilliams and Dewer . It makes use of an oven, wherein a flame is produced by burning hydrogen gas in presence of oxygen or air. Effluent from the column is directed into a air/hydrogen flame. A definite potential difference is maintained between the two electrodes with the help of a series of batteries. Amplifier and recorder record chromatograms. 7

8. Working A portion of eluate coming from the column is directed into the furnace through the wire loop. Solvent evaporates and organic compounds pyrolyses and forms ions. These ions are attracted towards the respective electrodes. This changes the potential difference between the electrodes and hence the current in the circuit. As electrical resistance of flame is high and resulting current is small, an electrometer is employed. 8

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11. Flame photometric detector It is selective towards compounds containing sulphur and phosphorous The eluent is passed into the flame, which converts phosphorous to HPO and sulphur into S 2 These excited species emit light as they luminesce ne in the flame. Compounds containing phosphorus are detectable with the 526nm filter, which is yellow on one side. The 394nm filter (blue on one side) allows detection of sulfur -containing compounds. 11

12. a combustion chamber to house the flame, gas lines for hydrogen (fuel) and air (oxidant), an exhaust chimney to remove combustion products, thermal ( bandpass ) filter to isolate only the visible and UV radiation emitted by the flame. 12

13. Thermal conductivity detector It works on the principle of wheatstone’s bridge. Out of four resistances in the circuit, the magnitude of three resistances remains constant. But that of fourth resistance varies as per change in the temperature. This change is because of the difference in the capacity of the solute and the carrier gas to absorb heat (thermal conductivity differences). The change in the temperature changes the resistance and hence the current in circuit. 13

14. Mixture is passed over coil B, whereas only carrier gas passes through coil A. Both have different thermal conductivities. Hence when solid is eluted out in the carrier gas , this mixture removes differential amount of heat. The temperature of coil B now depends on the thermal conductivity of this mixture. So the temperature of coil B changes and hence the resistance R4. The change in R4 provides on formation about concentration of a solute in the eluate . 14

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16. Electron capture detector This was invented in year 1954 Consist of beta emitter such as nickel adsorbed on platinum or titanium foil Two electrodes are on either side of the emitter They are connected to an ammeter in order to record the current in the circuit 16

17. A beam of electrons is produced by the beta emitter When carrier gas passes over the emitter, the gas ionises producing electrons In absence of compound, ionization of carrier gas produces a constant standing current When solute is eluted out from the column, it captures electron towards it. Hence current decreases This decrease gives idea about the concentration of a solute in the sample 17

18. Advantages : Highly sensitive towards compounds containing electronegative functional groups such as halogens, peroxides, nitro etc. Detection and determination of chlorinated insecticides Does not alter the sample Disadvantages: Non linear response unless potential across the detector is pulsed 18

19. Nitrogen Phosphorous Detector NPD uses a Hydrogen/Air flame through which the sample is passed. NPD uses a rubidium/ cesium bead which is heated by a coil, over which the carrier gas mixed with Hydrogen passes. The hot bead emits electrons by which are collected at the anode and provides the background current. When a component that contains N/P exits the column, the partially combusted N/P materials are adsorbed on the surface of the bead. This then increases the emission of electrons.  19

20. Advantages: The specific response of NPD to nitrogen and phosphorous, with relatively high sensitivity, makes it useful for analysis of pharmaceuticals In environmental analysis involving herbicides Disadvantages: Performance deteriorates with time Burning hydrogen vapours converts alkali silicate to alkali hydroxide which has significant vapour pressure and causes loss of cesium /rubidium 20

21. Photo ionization electrode PID responds to all molecules whose ionization potential is below 10.6eV. It is often used in series with the FID. The PID detector consists of a 10.6 electron volt ( eV ) UV lamp mounted on a thermostatted , low-volume (100µL), flow-through cell. The temperature is adjustable from ambient to 250 o C. The PID lamp is held in place by a spring-loaded plate, so that the lamp may be quickly removed for cleaning and replaced without any special tools . 21

22. PID design uses a 10.6eV lamp with a high voltage power supply. Sample laden carrier gas flows from the analytical column into the PID sample inlet. When sample molecules flow into the cell, they are bombarded by the UV light beam. Molecules with an ionization potential lower than 10.6eV release an ion when struck by the ultraviolet photons. These ions are attracted to a collector electrode, then sent to the amplifier to produce a signal 22

23. Helium ionization detector HID advantage to use helium as both the carrier gas and the ionization gas. HID uses β-emitters as radioactive source to create metastable helium species. The radioactive source ionizes helium atoms by bombarding them with emissions. The metastable helium species have an energy of up to 19.8 eV . As components elute from the GC's column they collide with the metastable helium ions, which then ionize the components. The ions produce an electric current, which is the signal output of the detector. The greater the concentration of the component, the more ions are produced, and the greater the current. 23

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25. Argon ionisation detector 25

26. Atomic emission detector The strength of this detector lies in its ability to simultaneously determine elements It uses microwave energy to excite molecules This emits radiations which breaks down molecules to atoms such as S,N,P,Hg , etc. These excited molecules emit distinctive wavelength which can be separated by a grating and send to photodiode array which produces the electric signal 26

27. Chemiluminescence detector Nitrogen- and sulfur -containing compounds commonly occur as trace-level analytes in complex samples and highly selective detectors have been developed. The nitrogen chemiluminescence detector and the sulfur chemiluminescence detector have emerged as powerful tool in GC,HPLC Nitrogen/ sulfur analysers can be based on the same chemiluminescence reactions. Detectors of either element are based on the same ozone-induced gas phase chemiluminescence 27

28. Chemiluminescence is preceded by high temperature pyrolysis which oxidizes the nitrogen in the sample (RN) to nitric oxide (NO): Oxidation: RN + O 2  → NO + CO 2  + H 2 O The sulfur in the sample (RS) is converted first into sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), which is then reduced in the presence of hydrogen to sulfur monoxide (SO): Oxidation: RS + O 2  → SO 2  + CO 2  + H 2 O Reduction: SO 2  + H 2  → SO + H 2 O Overall: RS + O 2  + H 2  → SO + CO 2  + H 2 O These reactions produce the species that react with ozone, producing excited nitrogen dioxide and excited sulfur dioxide respectively NO + O 3  → NO 2 * + O 2 Chemiluminescence : NO 2 * → NO 2  + light (~ 1200 nm) Reaction with ozone: SO + O 3  → SO 2 * Chemiluminescence : SO 2 * → SO 2  + light (~ 360 nm) 28

29. References Introduction to analytical gas chromatography by Raymond P. W. Scott, 2 nd edition,171-199 Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry by Douglas A. Skoog,Donald West,F.James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch, 8 th edition, 947-972 Instrumental Methods of Analysis by Dr.S.S.Mahajan , 288-290 Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy(GC-MS) (http://www.bris.ac.uk/nerclsmsf/techniques/gcms.html) Electron Capture Detector (http://www.bucksci.com/atomic-absorption-spectrophotometers/details/3127/3127/electron-capture-detector-ecd.html)  Flame Ionization Detector (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_ionization_detector)  Flame Ionization Detector (http://www.cambustion.com/products/hfr500/fast-fid-principles)  29

30. The Thermal Conductivity Detector(http://www.ecs.umass.edu/eve/facilities/equipment/Agilent6890/The%20Thermal%20Conductivity%20Detector.pdf)  The Thermal Conductivity Detector(http://www.bucksci.com/atomic-absorption-spectrophotometers/details/3119/394/gas-chromatographs/gc-detectors/thermal-conductivity-detector-tcd.html) Thermal conductivity detector (TCD)(http://hiq.lindegas.com/en/analytical_methods/gas_chromatography/thermal_conductivity_detector.html) Flame Photometric Detector (http://www.airproducts.com/industries/analytical-laboratories/analytical-lab-applications/product-list/gc-with-flame-photometric-detector-gc-fpd-analytical-laboratories.aspx?itemId=5E12372B85BB4009A5425A215D56C92A 30

31. Photo Ionization Detector (http://www.srigc.com/PIDman.pdf) Helium Ionization Detector (http://www.srigc.com/HIDman.pdf) Nitrogen/Phosphorus Detector (http://www.sri-instruments-europe.com/en/pdf/npd-mdi.pdf) The Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detector (http://www.ecs.umass.edu/eve/facilities/equipment/Agilent6890/The%20Nitrogen-Phosphorus%20Detector.pdf) Atomic Emission Detector (http://www.shsu.edu/chm_tgc/primers/pdf/AED.pdf) A chemi -luminescence detector (http://www.cambustion.com/products/cld500/cld-principles) Analytical_Chemiluminescence / Chemiluminescence detection in gas chromatography (http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Analytical_Chemiluminescence/Chemiluminescence_detection_in_gas_chromatography) Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_chromatography%E2%80%93mass_spectrometry) 31

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