{"id":42459,"date":"2018-01-14T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discover.restek.com\/uncategorized\/gc-troubleshooting-tailing-peaks\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:53:22","slug":"gc-troubleshooting-tailing-peaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discover.restek.com\/zh-hans\/videos\/gnav3602\/gc-troubleshooting-tailing-peaks","title":{"rendered":"GC Troubleshooting\u2014Tailing Peaks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GC Troubleshooting\u2014Tailing Peaks\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YQ7CoDr1WBs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our chromatograms can tell us a lot, especially if we focus on the details. Trying to diagnose and correct tailing peaks are one area where special attention to the chromatogram can be particularly helpful.&nbsp;We take a look at some of the&nbsp;causes of tailing peaks, which are a very common problem, and how our chromatogram may be giving us clues to their cause.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restek.com\/chromablography\/why-do-only-some-of-my-peaks-tail-gc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why do only some of my peaks tail?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restek Recommended Tools &amp; Parts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restek.com\/articles\/topaz-gc-inlet-liners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Topaz Inlet Liners<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transcript<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello, everybody, and welcome to another Restek Tip. In this video, we\u2019re going to talk about tailing peaks, something we\u2019ll often encounter when we\u2019re doing gas chromatography. Now, tailing peaks can typically have one of two causes. Either we have some type of disruption to our flow path, or we have some type of reversible chemical adsorption going on. But how do we tell the difference? The first thing we want to do is take a look at our chromatogram. If most or all of our peaks are tailing, that type of indiscriminate tailing is often caused by a flow path disruption, something that can affect all of the compounds present. Conversely, if only a select few of our peaks are affected, it very well could be due to some type of chemical behavior, some type of adsorption or interaction due to a specific compound or compound class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, now once we\u2019ve sorted that out, what can we do to remedy those problems? Well, in the case of a flow path problem, what we want to do is make sure all of our installation distances are correct, make sure our column cuts are square, and all of our connections are leak free and ideally have as little dead volume as possible. On the cleanliness side of things, the chemical absorption side of things, we want to make sure everything is clean and inert. So, it may be time to do some maintenance \u2013 replace our liner, replace our inlet seal, maybe trim a little bit off our guard column, anything that we can do to make sure that the whole flow path is clean and well deactivated&nbsp;so there\u2019s little chance of any interactions occurring. So, those are really the two approaches that we have to address the root causes that are behind most of our tailing problems. 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