GC-FID-TCD
HP 5890 GC with two FIDs and HP Automatic Liquid Sampler. The EzChrom Elite Chromatography Data System for GC Control, data acquisition and processing.
Current setup for the analysis of alcohols in water samples.
HP 6890 GC with two FIDs, GC PAL autosampler. EzChrom Elite Chromatography Data System.
The GC can be easily reconfigured with any capillary column and used for any application.
| Detector Type | FID | ECD | TCD | PID |
| Type | Universal | Selective | Universal | Selective |
| Destructive | Yes | No | No | No |
| Responds to: | Compounds that ionize in air/H2 flame (C-H bond) | Electronegative Substituents (halogens, nitro groups, organometallic compounds) | Compounds having different thermal conductivity than carrier gas | Compounds ionized by UV (aromatic hydrocarbons) |
| Linear Dynamic Range | 10⁷ | 10⁴ | 10⁶ | 10⁷ |
| Concentration Range | 0.5 ng/μl to 500 μg/μl | 0.5 pg/μl to 1 ng/μl | ng/μl - 100% | pg/μl to 0.1% |
| Minimum Detectible Level | 5 pg C/sec | 0.1 pg Cl/sec | 400 pg/ml carrier | 2 pg C/sec |
| Typical Applications | Organic solvents & chemicals, Environmental analyses, Food & flavors | Chlorinated pesticides, PCBs, herbicides | Gas purity, Natural and refinery gas | Environmental analysis |
| Detector Type | ELCD | NPD | AED | MSD |
| Type | Selective | Selective | Universal | Universal |
| Destructive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Responds to: | Compounds containing halogens, S, N | N, P, heteroatoms | All elements except He | All compounds |
| Linear Dynamic Range | 10⁶ for chlorine | 10⁴ | 10³-10⁴ | 10⁶ |
| Concentration Range | pg/μl to ng/μl | pg/μl to μg/μl | - | 10 pg/μl to 2000 ng/μl |
| Minimum Detectible Level | 0.5 pg/Cl/sec; 2 pg/S/sec | 0.4 pg N/sec; 0.2 pg P/sec | 0.1 pg - 1 ng (depending on element) | 10 pg (SIM) |
| Typical Applications | VOCs, PCBs in oil, Sulfur in petroleum, Pesticides | Drugs of abuse, Nitrogen/Phosphorous pesticides | Petroleum Applications, Warfare Agents and stable isotopes | Drug analysis, Environmental analysis, Method development |