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"HPLC Maintenace & Troubleshooting Course"

Celebrating 18 Years of training excellence!

Benefits

High Performance Liquid Chromatography has become the critical analytical tool in a great many laboratories. Its ability to generate accurate and reliable results in a timely fashion has propelled it into the forefront of essential equipment. It is imperative that methods and equipment work well, and when they do not, the cause must be found and fixed quickly. Individuals working with HPLC in QA/QC, Research, and Process Monitoring Labs within Pharmaceutical, Biological, Clinical, Chemical, Forensics, Agricultural, Foods/Feeds/Flavors Organizations and related areas , who want to become more productive, less frustrated plus improve their skills in HPLC, will find no better course than this.

This new and totally up-to-date course is non-commercial (no sales pitches like some other courses), practical, and enjoyable. It is geared for beginning to intermediate levels of HPLC experience. The attendee will gain an understanding of the underlying causes for the many kinds of problems which are frequently encountered during the course of HPLC operation. Many examples are provided along with the most efficient method of ascertaining the root cause and the best means to resolve chromatographic and hardware troubles.Come see why our courses are rated "the best" year after year!

Topics

Learn:
  • Principles of separation and system/component operation
  • Techniques for rapidly determining the problem and how to solve it
  • How to identify and troubleshoot chromatography problems,
    including: resolution, baseline, equilibration, precision, sensitivity,
    carry-over, mobile phase, retention time problems, and many more
  • How to deal with peak problems, such as: tailing, fronting, split
    peaks, negative peaks, shoulder peaks, broad peaks, ghost peaks,
    stepped peaks, contaminant peaks, and more
  • Troubleshooting techniques for physical problems: high and low
    pressure, leaks, tubing and connections issues, gradient problems,
    sample vial problems, and much more
  • Proper ways to store and clean the system and columns
  • How to identify and fix typical hardware problems: pump seals,
    solenoid valves and check valves, autosampler leaks and probe
    wash solutions, detector lamp and dirty flow cells
Course Section Titles:
  • Introduction to HPLC Troubleshooting
  • Quick Start
  • Chromatography Problems
  • Physical Problems
  • Column Care & System Maint.
  • Decision Tree Chart
  • Hardware Troubleshooting

Each person will receive a course notebook containing copies of all graphics and materials used in the course.

Program Agenda:

The course will run each day from 8:30A.M. to 4:45 P.M. Lunch is included.

The Schedule for
HPLC Maintenace & Troubleshooting Course







Northeast Region
Bridgewater,NJDirectionsAug 20, 2008
Bridgewater, NJ
Boston,MADirectionsOct. 22, 2008
Boston, MA
North Central Region
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Minneapolis, MN
Chicago,ILDirectionsJun. 18, 2008
Chicago, IL
Middle Atlantic Region
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Baltimore, MD
South Atlantic Region
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San Juan, PR
Research Triangle Park,NCDirectionsNov 5, 2008
Research Triangle Park, NC
South Central Region
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Ft. Worth, TX
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Memphis, TN
Houston,TXDirectionsSep 17, 2008
Houston, TX
Western Region
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San Diego, CA
So. San Francisco,CADirectionsApr 16, 2008
So. San Francisco, CA
Seattle,WADirectionsMay 7, 2008
Seattle, WA
Boulder,CODirectionsJul. 16, 2008
Residence InnBoulder, CO

How to Register

Click on location above to register on line
or
Click here to view the printable form.

Print form and indicate method of payment (check, purchase order, or credit card).

The tuition fee for this one-day course is $450 per person. If three or more register at the same time, the tuition fee is reduced to $420 per person, Save $30 each, with our multi-person discount!

Save even more by combining this course with the Normal & Reversed Phase course, or the HPLC of Proteins & Peptides course. If registered seperately, the cost would be $1,300, but by registering for both courses together, the tuition is only $1,250. If three or more register at the same time, the tuition fee is further redused to $1,200 per person. A savings of $100 per person!

Cancellations can be made without penalty up to one week preceding the course. Later cancellations are subject to a cancellation charge.

Class Size is Limited!
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Chromatography Institute of America
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