POLYSIS is designed for scientists and researchers interested in exploring the physico-chemical properties of polymers and materials using the gas chromatography method. To use POLYSIS, a set-up of GC for the IGC experiments is necessary. That includes the preparation of the chromatographic columns of the materials to be examined in their laboratory. The preparation of the columns can be found in the experimental section of this website. The necessary chromatographic parameters needed to be utilized by POLYSIS are:
All these chromatographic parameters must be manually inputted into POLYSIS. The first 7 parameters are the same for all solvents examined on the same day of the experiment, except for the temperature entry. Those parameters need to be entered only once on the left hand side of the screen. If the experiment is extended to a different day, the inlet and the outlet pressures need to be re-entered. Item 8, the solvent’s retention times are different from one solvent to another, must be entered into the solvent’s code tab for each temperature used.
Solvents Abbreviations by Families
| Alkanes | Halogenated | Acetates | Aromatic/Cyclic | Ethers and Ketones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NC3 - Propane NC4 - Butane NC5 - Pentane NC6 - Hexane NC7 - Heptane NC8 - Octane NC9 - Nonane C10 - Decane C11 - Undecane C12 - Dodecane C13 - Tridecane C14 - Tetradecane C15 - Pentadecane C16 - Hexadecane |
CL2 - Methylene Chloride CL3 - Chloroform CL4 - Carbon Tetrachloride TCE - Trichloroethylene CLB - Chlorobenzene BCL - Butyl Chloride PCL - Pentyl Chloride D11 - 1.1 Dichloroethane D12 - 1.2 Dichloroethane MCH - Methyl Chloroform |
MAC - Methyl Acetate EAC - Ethyl Acetate PAC - Propyl Acetate NBA - N-Butyl Acetate TBA - T-Butyl Acetate |
BNZ - Benzene CC6 - Cyclohexane CHX - Cyclohexene TOL - Toluene |
THF - Tetrahydrofuran DOX - Dioxane ACT - Acetone MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone |
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