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Gas Chromatography of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters: Fast Analysis

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Faster elution time can be achieved using the latest generation of columns and GC. Reduction of analytical cost and increased laboratory productivity and sample throughput are some of the benefits obtained. Depending on the application, a classification can be very helpful when it comes to choose the appropriate instrumentation (Korytár et al. 2002; Van Deursen et al. 1999; Bicchi et al. 2004). Fast GC analysis refers to separation time that is achieved in the range of minutes and the average peak width between 1 and 3 s. Also defined was the analysis with separation performed in less than 10 min with columns with ID between 0.25 and 0.1 mm, length from 5 to 15 m, temperature programming rates of 20–60 °C/min, and peak widths in the range between 0.5 and 2 s. Very fast GC refers to separation time that is achieved in the range of seconds and the average peak width between 30 and 200 ms. Ultrafast GC refers to separation time that is achieved in the sub-second range and the average...

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  1. Nestlé Research Center, Nestec Ltd, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, 26, P.O. Box 44, 1000, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Cristina Cruz-Hernandez & Frédéric Destaillats

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Cruz-Hernandez, C., Destaillats, F. (2016). Gas Chromatography of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters: Fast Analysis. In: Wenk, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Lipidomics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7864-1_104-1

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