Practical Training Course

1.Practical Off-site Course GC T&M

2 day course - Run in Manchester - Instrument problems - identifying the issue - Common Maintenance Schedule Operations - Importance of good quality gas supply - GC Inlet Maintenance ( Split / Splitless) - including liners - GC Detector Maintenance (FID practical) - also consider TCD / ECD / NPD - Column Installation Conditioning and Storage - Common Calibration and Investigative Operations - Log-keeping - Testing the inlet for leaks - Establishing proper split flows - differences between split and splitless injection - Establishing the hold-up time and cali...

2.Practical Off-site Course GC Method Dev

2 day course - Run in Manchester

3.Practical Off-site Course HPLC T&M

2 day course - Run in Manchester - Instrument problems - identifying the issue - Common Maintenance Schedule Operations - Maintenance of Pumps - pistons, mixers etc. - Maintenance of Autosamplers - Rheodyne valves, seals, metering devices, syringes etc. - Maintenance of detectors - Flow cell clean, Lamp replacement - Common Calibration and Investigative Operations - Log-keeping - Calibrating Pump Flow - Calibrating Autosampler volume - Calibrating detector wavelength and response - Testing Lamp Intensity - Testing Flow Cell Cleanliness - Calibrating Co...

4.Practical Off-site Course LC Method Dev

2 Day course - Run in Manchester - Choosing columns - column dimensions, particle size, selectivity differences - Optimising throughput using reduced column dimensions and particle size - Optimising separation selectivity through stationary phase choice - Using software to predict suitable columns - Sample concentration, injection solvent, injection solvents - Reverse phase HPLC: - Solvent Choice - Quick ways to optimise %B - Analyte pH - influence of pKa and eluent pH on analyte retention - Altering eluent pH to optimise separations - Predicting and optimi...