Gas Chromatographic Behavior of Various Types of Organic Compounds on Porapak Q

1 March 1968

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Chromatographic Science

Vol. 6 (3), 177-178
https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/6.3.177

Abstract

The retention times of 90 organic compounds were determined on PORAPAK Q. The logarithm of the adjusted retention time is an approximately linear function of the logarithm of the molecular weight of the compound. Molecular weights can be estimated within about 20% from retention times.

Keywords

RETENTION TIMES
APPROXIMATELY LINEAR FUNCTION
ADJUSTED RETENTION
PORAPAK
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
LOGARITHM

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