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Determination Of Polar Solvents By Static Headspace Extraction – Gas Chromatography (She-Gc), Michael Sithersingh

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

ABSTRACT

The term “headspace” is defined as the vapor that forms above or around a liquid or solid sample in a closed container. Usually, the vapor is above the liquid or solid at the top of the container, hence the term headspace. Headspace sampling is a method for separating volatile materials that may be extracted from a more solid sample matrix and then analyzed using gas chromatography. Headspace extraction refers to the collection and analysis of the vapor phase in the container. The Static Headspace Extraction – Gas Chromatography (SHE-GC) technique has been used since the early days of Gas …