Applied Maintenance & Troubleshooting of GC & GC-MS

This course has been approved by the Royal Society of Chemistry for purposes of Continuing Professional Development. It looks at the parts of the GC and GC-MS system requiring maintenance, going in depth into the frequency of maintenance operations and how to identify when maintenance is required. The course also looks at preparing for problems, how to identify them in the system and the step-by-step troubleshooting process. Participants will consolidate their knowledge gained through practical exercises on troubleshooting chromatograms, learning how to identify problems and determine which part of the instrument could be causing issues. Overall, there is a strong emphasis on the practical aspects of GC and GC-MS, with instrument parts to observe and handle.