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Figure 14.2 Schematic diagram of the chromatographic system used for the analysis of low
concentrations of sulfur compounds in ethene and propene: V1, injection valve; V2, column
switching valve; SL, sample loop; R, restriction to replace the column; SCD, sulfur chemilu-
minescence detector.
A more sensitive separation scheme is presented in Figure 14.4. This valveless
switching system was originally developed by Deans (10, 11) and utilizes pressures
to direct the flows through the different columns. Two capillary columns are used, of
which the first separates the hydrocarbons from each other and from the sulfur gases.
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1
Detector response
0 1 2 3
Retention time (min)
Figure 14.3 Chromatographic separation of sulfur compounds in propene, obtained by
using the system illustrated in Figure 14.2: 1, hydrogen sulfide; 2, carbonyl sulfide.