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Hands-on GC and GC-MS

This course provides essential theory of gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (MS), along with hands-on practical elements.

Date

5–9 October 2026

Subject areas

Analytical

Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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This course provides the theory of gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (MS) essential to any participant, along with hands-on practical elements in the laboratory to practice and re-enforce the theoretical knowledge. These courses are 50% theory and 50% practical in a lab environment.

This course addresses gases and plumbing, sample introduction, analytical columns, GC detectors (FID and ECD), mass-spectrometry and data analysis. The knowledge is then used to create methods, perform injections and change parameters to see the effects. The course discusses the need for maintenance along with practicals to carry out maintenance on both a GC and a GC-MS system such as liquid autosampler, inlet, columns, FID/ECD and quadrupole MS including tuning and ion source cleaning. A day is spent on troubleshooting a GC or GC-MS instrument and learning what problems can occur, with real problem solving on the instruments and data analysis software.

This course combines the five individual hands-on days coveringGC Theory and Methods,GC Maintenance,GC-MS Theory and Methods,GC-MS MaintenanceandGC and GC-MS Troubleshooting.

AFREE glossary on GC and GC-MSis provided with this course!

Learning outcomes

  • You will learn the importance of good chromatography
  • You will learn about the function and operation of the individual GC components
  • You will become familiar with the GC instrumentation
  • You will have practical experience of adjusting the parameters for each GC component
  • You will have practical experience of performing maintenance on each GC components
  • You will learn the principles of mass spectrometry
  • You will learn about the function and operation of the MS individual components
  • You will become familiar with the MS instrumentation
  • You will have practical experience of adjusting the parameters for each MS component
  • You will have practical experience of performing maintenance on each MS component
  • You will learn the strategies for GC and GC-MS instrument troubleshooting
  • You will have practical experience of GC and GC-MS instrument troubleshooting

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for all levels of knowledge; however for complete beginners it is advisable to attend the Absolute Basics of GC and GC-MS first to get a good basic overview of gas chromatography and GC-MS.

Event details

The Open University

The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom

Maria Traherne

Anthias Consulting Ltd

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