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Boost your knowledge and gain practical experience at The Open University, Milton Keynes, on our hands-on course on the 25 - 29 November.

Learn the essential theory of GC and GC-MS then apply this knowledge with hands-on practical exercises, as this course is 50% classroom based and 50% laboratory based.

This course combines the five individual hands-on days covering GC Theory and Methods, GC Maintenance, GC-MS Theory and Methods, GC-MS Maintenance and GC and GC-MS Troubleshooting. 

A FREE glossary and manual of slides on GC & GC-MS is provided with this course!

Dont miss out on 15% off this course for all CAMS and RSC members! 

Find out more and book online or email: courses@anthias.co.uk.

This course has been approved by the Royal Society of Chemistry for purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

What will you learn on the Hand-on GC & GC-MS course?

Day 1 - Hands-on Gas Chromatography Theory & Methods

Learn the theory of gas chromatography and then using this knowledge to create split and splitless methods, perform manual and liquid autosampler injections and change oven temperature programs to optimise the separation of analytes detected with an FID. This course will cover the gas supplies, liquid autosampler, hot split and splitless injections, the analytical column and detection by FID and ECD.

Day 2 - Hands-on GC Maintenance

Learn the reasons why maintenance is required, what happens if maintenance isn't performed and the signs of when maintenance is needed along with practicals carrying out maintenance on a gas chromatograph. This course will cover maintenance of the liquid autosampler, inlet, column and FID/ECD.

Day 3 - Hands-on Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Theory & Methods

Learn the theory of mass-spectrometry and then use this knowledge to create GC-MS methods, perform injections and change MS parameters to see the effects. This course will cover MSD theory and practicals on a GC-quadrupole-MS.

Day 4 - Hands-on GC-MS Maintenance

Learn the reasons why maintenance is required, what happens if maintenance isn't performed and the signs of when maintenance is needed along with practicals carrying out maintenance on mass spectrometers. This course will cover maintenance of the quadrupole MS including tuning and ion source cleaning.

Day 5 - Hands-on GC & GC-MS Troubleshooting

Learn how to go about troubleshooting a GC and a GC-MS instrument and what problems can occur, with real problem solving on the instruments and data analysis software. This course will cover troubleshooting the gas supply, autosampler, inlet, column, GC detector and MS including leaks, tune problems, GC & GC-MS methods and identifying if the GC or the MSD is the problem.

Find out more and book online or email: courses@anthias.co.uk.