Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1202209 | Journal of Chromatography A | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Ionic liquid stationary phases were tested for one dimensional gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and comprehensive two dimensional gas chromatography (GC × GC) of fatty acid methyl esters from algae. In comparison with polyethylene glycol and cyanopropyl substituted polar stationary phases, ionic liquid stationary phases SLB-IL 82 and SLB-IL 100 showed comparable resolution, but lower column bleeding with MS detection, resulting in better sensitivity. The selectivity and polarity of the ionic liquid phases are similar to a highly polar biscyanopropyl-silicone phase (e.g. HP-88). In GC × GC, using an apolar polydimethyl siloxane × polar ionic liquid column combination, an excellent group-type separation of fatty acids with different carbon numbers and number of unsaturations was obtained, providing information that is complementary to GC–MS identification.