Characterization of Planar Titanium Platforms for Flame Ionization Detection in Microfluidic Gas Chromatography

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dc.contributor.advisorThurbide, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorRaut, Rahul Pandurang
dc.contributor.committeememberHinman, Allen Scott
dc.contributor.committeememberGailer, Jürgen
dc.contributor.committeememberMarriott, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-13T16:06:40Z
dc.date.available2016-12-13T16:06:40Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractGas chromatography (GC) with a Flame Ionization Detector (FID) has been widely used for the analysis of volatile organic compounds in various fields. Instrument portability and miniaturization of the FID for micro GC (μGC) applications are of increasing interest. This thesis describes the design and characterization of a planar on-chip counter current micro FID (μ-FID). The μ-FID fabricated in both quartz and Titanium (Ti) substrates were characterized and the Ti μ-FID showed great improvements in detection limit and sensitivity over other prototypes. This Ti μ-FID design is further integrated with a Ti separation column to fabricate a planar μGC-FID Ti tile for the first time. This Ti μGC-FID tile is explored for its detector performance attributes and some routine GC applications are examined. This novel Ti μGC-FID tile, with an on-chip single monolithic design, is found to provide a very low detection limit (9 pgC/s) and a high sensitivity (60 mC/gC).en_US
dc.identifier.citationRaut, R. P. (2016). Characterization of Planar Titanium Platforms for Flame Ionization Detection in Microfluidic Gas Chromatography (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25286en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25286
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3484
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectChemistry--Analytical
dc.subject.classificationMiniatureen_US
dc.subject.classificationGas Chromatographyen_US
dc.subject.classificationMicroen_US
dc.subject.classificationFlame Ionization Detectionen_US
dc.subject.classificationTitaniumen_US
dc.titleCharacterization of Planar Titanium Platforms for Flame Ionization Detection in Microfluidic Gas Chromatography
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemistry
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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