This manual has been designed in order to serve as a simple guide for the use of the Gas
Chromatograph Varian 3700 Series. Here we describe as clear as possible the way the
GC should be managed in order to function and what are the parameters that the user
should follow when a run wants to be taken.
The main use that is given to this GC is to follow the kinetics from two independent
systems: a batch reactor and a high-pressure cell (connected with the RAIRS-UHV
chamber). The first system is composed of a dosing line, a quartz reactor (where a
supported catalyst can be placed) and a circulating pump. The second one is used to
follow the reactions that occur inside the high-pressure cell, where a Pt(111) single
crystal is used; this system shares the circulating pump and some of the lines used in the
other system.