The Application of Capillary Gas Chromatography to the Analyses of Acidic Constituents of Tobacco Leaf and Smoke

Extensive details are presented for the laboratory preparation of specific glass capillary columns for the gas chromatographic analysis of various phenolic and acidic compounds of leaf and smoke. The chromatography of derivatized and underivatized mono- and dihydroxybenzenes, volatile acids, phenolic acids, and fatty acids is evaluated on both Pyrex glass and fused silica columns prepared by our methodology. The stability, efficiency, and low surface activity of columns prepared from different liquid stationary phases (SE-54, Superox-4, SP-1000, Silar 10C) are illustrated by numerous separations.