ABSTRACT
An evaluation was made of the Perkin-Elmer Automatic Thermal Desorption System (ATD-50) as a means of fully automating the analysis of fire debris for accelerants by headspace gas chromatography using a DB-1 capillary column.
Several different operation modes were investigated and the optimum conditions for the analysis of fire debris were determined.
Tenax-GC was evaluated as the system adsorbent.