The Application of a Flame Photometric Detector in Packed Microcapillary Liquid Chromatography: Detection of Organophosphates

Abstract
A commercially available flame photometric detector (FPD) designed for gas chromatography has been investigated for its applicability in microcolumn liquid chromatography. The column effluent is evaporated and subsequently introduced into the detector using a home-made interface. The influence of the mode of effluent introduction into the flame, and the composition and flow rates of the flame gases and eluent on the detector performance are discussed.