- P-ISSN 1225-0163
- E-ISSN 2288-8985
An automated on-line portable preconcentration-short column gas chromatograph was developed, which used preconcentrator using adsorption tube with Tenax-GR and Curie-point heating. The developed system operated with 3 steps of processing, preconcentration, thermal desorption, and analysis and cleaning, and could continued operating within 1~2 min cycle. The recoveries of preconcentrator for toluene was ranged between <TEX>$94.7{\pm}6.6%$</TEX> and <TEX>$103.8{\pm}3.1%$</TEX> with less than 7% of RSD. For benzene, toluene and xylene(BTX) standard gas test, IDL was 41, 49, <TEX>$472ng/m^3$</TEX> benzene, toluene and o-xylene, respectively. The BTX mixture was analyzed within 30 sec with baseline separation by the system equipped with 4 m long capillary column. The deficiency of separation power caused by short column was solved by the control of sample injection volume and inlet/outlet pressure ratio. The automated portable preconcentration-short column gas chromatograph system was found to be useful for the continuous air monitoring of BTX at ppb levels in ambient air.