INSTRUCTIONS FOR GCMS USERS

1. Only volatile and thermally stable compounds can be analyzed.

2. Unit mass resolution only is possible with Single Quad MS analyzer.

3. At present, only liquid injection is possible.

4. The sample should be dissolved in volatile organic solvents, preferably hexane or isooctane. Other solvents like, methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate etc. can also be used. Solvents such as DMSO, THF and water are not acceptable. The sample should be free of particulates of size > 0.45 μ

5. If you are submitting solid samples, please mention the preferred solvent to be used.

6. One sample refers to one injection. Multiple injections of the same sample will be treated as multiple samples.