b Certain fluorine-containing polymers have been critically evaluated as solid supports for gas (chromatography. The effects of flow rcte, temperature, sample size, type of polymer, and both kind and concertration of liquid phase were studied to establish conditions for optimum separations. Columns with fluorine-containing polymer supports can b e made almost as efficient as typical diatomaceous earth columns. In addition, superior peak symmetry can often be obtained for highly polar compounds by using fluorocarbon and chlorofluorocarbon supports. Columns made with fluorinecontaining polymer supports often show nonlinear specific retention volume vs. per cent liquid substrate plots. This phenomenon can he explained by the spreading behavior cf substrate liquid on the support. Differences in spreading are only encountered when the surface energy of the liquid is higher than that of the !surface.