Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91Show full title

[F1 3. APPARATUS U.K.

3.1. Erlenmeyer flask, 25 ml . U.K.

3.2. Glass column for liquid chromatography, internal diameter 15 mm, length 30-40 cm, fitted with a suitable stopcock. U.K.

3.3. Gas chromatograph suitable for use with a capillary column, equipped with a system for direct, on-column injection comprising: U.K.

3.3.1. Thermostat-controlled oven with temperature programming . U.K.

3.3.2. Cold injector for direct on-column injection U.K.

3.3.3. Flame ionisation detector and converter-amplifier . U.K.

3.3.4. Recorder-integrator (Note 1) for use with the converter-amplifier (point 3.3.3), with a response time of not more than 1 s and a variable paper speed. U.K.

Note 1: Computerised systems may also be used where the gas chromatography data are entered through a PC. U.K.

3.3.5. Capillary column, fused silica (for analysis of the waxes and methyl and ethyl esters) , length 8-12 m, internal diameter 0,25-0,32 mm, internally coated with liquid phase (Note 2) to a uniform thickness of 0,10-0,30 μm. U.K.

Note 2: Suitable commercial liquid phases are available for this purpose such as SE52, SE54, etc. U.K.

3.4. Microsyringe , 10 μl, with hardened needle, for direct on-column injection. U.K.

3.5. Electric shaker . U.K.

3.6. Rotary evaporator . U.K.

3.7. Muffle oven . U.K.

3.8. Analytical balance for weighing to an accuracy of ± 0,1 mg. U.K.

3.9. Usual laboratory glassware.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 61/2011 of 24 January 2011 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis.