Evaluation of Normal, Branched Paraffin Hydrocarbons and Some Unsaturated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons in Cigarette Smoke by Glass Capillary Columns

Gas chromatographic analyses of normal and branched paraffin hydrocarbons of cigarette smoke condensate were performed with SE 52 coated glass capillary columns using a flame ionization detector and working in isotherm temperature and in linear programmed temperature. This investigation was extended to fractions containing unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, by using in this case both an electron capture detector and a flame ionization detector. Some chromatograms are reported.