Answer to Question #233511 in Chemical Engineering for Lokika

Question

What is chromatography? Explain gas chromatography. And write the application of it in chemical industries

Answer 1

Gas chromatography is an analytical technique used to separate the chemical components of a sample mixture and then detect them to determine their presence or absence and/or how much is present. These chemical components are usually organic molecules or gases.

Gas chromatography is vital to the food industry for ensuring the safety of food products, preventing contaminated products from becoming available for consumption. The pharmaceutical industry uses gas chromatography to help produce pure products in large quantities. Gas chromatography is fundamental to many research areas, in particular, for the analysis of meteorites and natural products.