Optimization of a GC/PID Method for Terpene Identification and Analysis at PITTCON 2021

Accepted for presentation at PITTCON 2021: 

AUTHORS: Jack Driscoll, President PID Analyzers, LLC and Jennifer Maclachlan, Managing Director, PID Analyzers, LLC

Friday, March 12, SESSION START 1:30 PM OUR PRESENTATION @ 3:25pm

Cannabis and Hemp - Current Topics

Session Number: L53-0

Oral Abstract

Presentations:

Optimization of a GC/PID Method for Terpene Identification and Analysis

• Session Number: L53-06
 
• Friday, March 12, 3:25 PM - 3:45 PM

Description

At PITTCON 2020 in Chicago, IL we discussed "Analysis of Medical Cannabis Terpenes by GC-PID" and have spent a significant amount of lab time optimizing the gas chromatography (GC) by photoionization detector (PID) method.This optimized method includes improved chromatography (improved low dead volume PID, peak resolution and comparative analysis of carrier gases), the addition of proportional valves for the management of flow control and makeup gas, evaluation of methods for sample handling: Headspace, dilution, and, direct injection, and the development of a terpene profile library.

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