Gas chromatographic determination of dissolved noble gases in liquids

Abstract

A gas chromatographic technique for the determination of noble gas content in inorganic an organic liquids is described. Experimental data given to demonstrate the ability of the method indicate that the lower concentration limit of noble gases dissolved in 1 g of a liquid that can be determined by the described analytical technique is about of 6·10−3 cm3 (STP) of Kr and 2·10−3 cm3 (STP) of Xe. In addition, it is shown that this method together with the standard sample preparation applied is suitable for the study of gas solubilities in liquids.