ASTM STP 343-1963 PDF

Full title and description

Compilation of Gas Chromatographic Data — Special Technical Publication (STP) No. 343, prepared/compiled by J. S. Lewis and published by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). The work is a comprehensive tabulation and indexing of gas‑chromatography retention data, codes for phases and reference materials, solid supports, coden journal abbreviations, compound serial numbers, and an extensive bibliography intended as a reference resource for chromatographers and analytical chemists.

Abstract

This STP gathers published retention and identification data used in gas chromatography into organized tables and indices. Contents include coded lists of liquid phases, reference materials, solid supports and active solids, coden abbreviations for journal titles, compound name → serial number tables, chromatographic data presented both by stationary phase and by compound serial number, plus a supporting bibliography and subject/index systems for rapid lookup. The compilation was produced to standardize and centralize GC data for laboratory identification and method development.

General information

• Status: Published (ASTM STP series; archival/technical reference publication).
• Publication date: 1963 (STP No. 343, first edition/1963 imprint).
• Publisher: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Philadelphia.
• ICS / categories: 71.040 (Analytical chemistry) — chromatography / gas chromatography (analytical chemistry reference material).
• Edition / version: 1st edition (STP 343, 1963). Note: later expanded/2nd edition publications and supplements were produced (see Related standards / later editions).
• Number of pages: Approximately 625 pages in the 1963 STP 343 print edition (catalog records list ~625 pages).

Scope

Provides a centralized compilation of experimentally reported gas chromatographic data and supporting indices intended for use in compound identification, retention comparison and method development. The publication codifies liquid phase identifiers, reference materials, solid supports and journal coden abbreviations; tabulates retention and related chromatographic data by liquid phase and by compound serial number; and includes a comprehensive bibliography and subject index to the literature through the compilation date. The scope is archival/reference rather than a test method or performance specification.

Key topics and requirements

• Retention data tables organized by stationary (liquid) phase and by compound serial number.
• Codes for liquid phases and reference materials to standardize reporting.
• Lists and codes for solid supports and active solids used in packed column GC.
• Coden (journal) abbreviations and a subject index to the bibliography for literature lookup.
• Compound name → serial number tables to permit cross-referencing among tables.
• Extensive bibliography of primary literature that supplied the tabulated data.
• Guidance for using compiled retention values as reference points (users must account for system and condition dependence of retention).

Typical use and users

Primary users are chromatographers, analytical chemists, laboratory managers, method developers, instrument specialists and technical libraries. Typical uses include peak identification by comparison with tabulated retention data, selection of reference materials and stationary phases for method design, literature searches guided by the compilation’s subject codes, and archival reference for historical retention/index values. The STP is useful in academic, industrial and regulatory laboratory settings as a reference dataset rather than a prescriptive test procedure.

Related standards

Related materials and follow‑ons include other ASTM Committee E‑19 publications on gas chromatography, later expanded editions and supplements to the gas chromatographic data compilation (for example later data series / DS editions and a 2nd edition edited with O. E. Schupp), and foundational literature on retention indices (e.g., Kováts retention index work). Users often consult contemporary ASTM test methods and ISO standards for GC techniques when applying tabulated data to method development.

Keywords

gas chromatography; chromatographic retention data; retention indices; liquid phases; solid supports; reference materials; bibliography; ASTM STP 343; J. S. Lewis; chromatographic data compilation.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: It is an ASTM Special Technical Publication (STP No. 343) titled "Compilation of Gas Chromatographic Data," compiled/prepared by J. S. Lewis and published by ASTM in 1963 as a reference compilation of GC data.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers coded lists (liquid phases, reference materials, support materials), tabulated chromatographic retention data arranged by phase and by compound serial number, coden journal abbreviations, compound index tables, and an extensive bibliography and subject index to the primary literature available at the time of compilation.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Chromatographers, analytical chemists, laboratory personnel, method developers, instrument vendors and technical libraries use it as a reference for compound identification, method planning and literature searching.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The 1963 compilation is an archival reference; it remains a useful historical and reference resource but is not a living test method. Later editions and supplements were produced that expand and update the tables and bibliography — users should consult more recent compilations, databases and current ASTM/ISO test methods for modern practice and current retention values.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is published as an ASTM Special Technical Publication (STP) and is associated with the ASTM Committee E‑19 on Gas Chromatography and later data series / DS editions and supplements; subsequent editions/editors expanded the compilation into later STP/DS releases.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Gas chromatography, retention data, retention index, liquid phase codes, solid supports, reference materials, bibliography, chromatographic tables, ASTM STP 343.