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Products Designed to Solve
Nagging GC Problems
Daron Decker
Chromatography Technical Specialist
Contaminated Gas Fouls the Whole GC
Dirty Lines, Inlet, Column, Detector
More Frequent Maintenance
More Down Time
Replacements Cost Money
Solution = Use only Clean Gas!
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Gas Clean Filters – The Insurance Policy
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Gas-Clean Filters Design
Sensitive indicators for moisture
and oxygen
Short filter equilibration time
Fast, leak-free filter replacement
• without turning off the gas
• NO tools needed
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Oxygen Damages GC columns
Repair of the GC column is impossible
Replacements means re-calibration
Replacement means delay
Replacement column costs money
Solution = No Leaks!
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Leak Test
- MS – Air/Water
- Leak Detector (G3188B)
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• Portable, handheld unit – only 105g
• USB cable for recharging
• Audible and visual alerts for 12 gases
• Minimum detection limit of 0.0005 mL/minute for hydrogen and helium
• Rechargeable lithium ion battery with over 5 hours of life
Ferrule Pre-swaging & MS Interface Installation Tools
• Ensures proper length of column into the fittings, every time
• For graphite or metal ferrules
Metal ferrule tool Graphite ferrule tool
G3440-80218 G3440-80217
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What if you …
Could install the column easily
Finger tighten, without tools that cause over tightening
And make leak free connections
Which don’t need to be retightened
Every time?
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Self-Tightening Column Nuts
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Video at agilent.com/chem/STnutvideo
• Less wasted time: No retightening
needed after repeated thermal cycles
• Ease of use: Finger-tight,
consistent connections without tools
• Leak Free = Lower column bleed:
Longer column life
Innovative spring-driven piston continuously presses against ferrule
Self Tightening Column Nuts
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For mass spec transfer line
p/n 5190-5233
For inlet or detector
p/n 5190-6194
Self-Tightening Column Nuts
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Peak Tailing – What causes this?
1. ACTIVITY either in inlet or column
-Reversible adsorption of active compounds
(-OH, -NH, -SH)
2. FLOW PATH PROBLEM - dead volume, obstruction, poor installation, or severe column contamination
Miscellaneous – temperature issues for late eluters, overloading of PLOT columns, co-elution, polarity mismatch between phase, solute or solvent, and some compounds always tail
*Tip = Inject a light hydrocarbon, should not tail unless flow path problem.
Symptom – Tailing of Active Compounds 1. n-Nitrosodimethylamine 2. Aniline 3. 1,4-Dichlorobenzene-d4 4. Benzoic Acid 5. Naphthalene-d8 6. Acenaphthene-d10 7. 2,4-Dinitrophenol 8. 4-Nitrophenol 9. 2-Me-4,6-dinitrophenol 10. 4-Aminobiphenyl 11. Pentachlorophenol 12. Phenanthrene-d10 13. Benzidine 14. Chrysene-d12 15. 3,3’-Dichlorobenzidine 16. Benzo[b]fluoranthene 17. Benzo[k]fluoranthene 18. Perylene-d12
Sample: 0.5 ng on column loading with ISTD
Column: 20m 0.18mm 0.18µm
Carrier: Helium 37cm/sec, Ramped flow; 0.7ml/min (0.1min) to 1.3ml/min (15ml/min2)
Oven: 35oC (2.5 min) to 80oC (40oC/min), 15oC/min to 200oC, 8oC/min to 275oC (2 min)
Injection: 0.5µl, Splitless, 280oC, purge flow 30ml/min at 0.75 min
MSD: Transfer Line 290oC, Source 300oC, Quad 180oC
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Solution – Ultra Inert GC Column 1. n-Nitrosodimethylamine 2. Aniline 3. 1,4-Dichlorobenzene-d4 4. Benzoic Acid 5. Naphthalene-d8 6. Acenaphthene-d10 7. 2,4-Dinitrophenol 8. 4-Nitrophenol 9. 2-Me-4,6-dinitrophenol 10. 4-Aminobiphenyl 11. Pentachlorophenol 12. Phenanthrene-d10 13. Benzidine 14. Chrysene-d12 15. 3,3’-Dichlorobenzidine 16. Benzo[b]fluoranthene 17. Benzo[k]fluoranthene 18. Perylene-d12
Sample: 0.5 ng on column loading with ISTD
Column: 20m 0.18mm 0.18µm
Carrier: Helium 37cm/sec, Ramped flow; 0.7ml/min (0.1min) to 1.3ml/min (15ml/min2)
Oven: 35oC (2.5 min) to 80oC (40oC/min), 15oC/min to 200oC, 8oC/min to 275oC (2 min)
Injection: 0.5µl, Splitless, 280oC, purge flow 30ml/min at 0.75 min
MSD: Transfer Line 290oC, Source 300oC, Quad 180oC
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AND Ultra Inert Liners
Touchless packaging
Easy installation of new, clean liner
without risk of contamination from touching
Includes non-stick plasma treated O-ring
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Agilent UI Gold Seal: Deactivated Gold Surface
• Soft gold plating is essential for proper sealing
• Ultra Inert chemistry blocks active sites
(gold is NOT inert)
• Smooth surface doesn't leak
Agilent MIM seal Competitor’s
machined seal
Reliable ppb and ppt
measurements require
attention to the little things!
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Use the Highest Quality Consumables in
“Touchless” Packaging
You May Even Need the Agilent Inert Inlet
UltiMetal Plus treatment creates inert surface 7890 inlet weldment & shell
• Limits adsorption/degradation of active analytes
• Optimum for Trace GC/MS and GC-ECD
pesticide analyses
Agilent’s proven
proprietary Ultimetal
Plus surface
treatment
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Putting It All Together –
Inert Flow Path vs. Standard Flow Path
20.20 20.40 20.60 20.80 21.00 21.20 21.40 21.60
10000
20000
26000
Green = Inert Flow Path
Blue = Standard Flow Path
Column: Agilent J&W HP-5ms UI 30 m x 0.25 mm x 0.25 um
Oven: 100C 4 min hold, 10/min to 280C, 6 /min to 300C (4.67 min hold),
Carrier : Helium 52.7 cm/s (2 mL/min) set at 100C, EPC-Constant Flow
Inlet: Pulsed Splitless 35 PSI pulse until 0.73 min, 0.75 min purge 50 ml/min, gas saver 20, ml/min at 2 min
Inlet liner: Ultra Inert with wool / Standard single taper liner with wool (p/n 5190-3165)
Gold Seal: UI Gold Seal / Standard gold seal
Detector: MSD Scan mode 40 t0 450 m/z, 230 C source temp, 150 C Quad temp, 310 C transfer line
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1. Dronabinol
2. Oxycodone
3. Temazepam
4. Flunitrazepam
5. Diacetyl morphine
Drugs of Abuse 250 ppb using HP-5ms UI
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Broad Peaks – Why?
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INJECTOR -Poor Installation -Change in injection solvent -Change in settings (temps/flows) -Poor sample focusing -Large change in sample concentration -Breakdown or adsorption FLOW -Change in gas velocity -Constant Flow vs Constant Pressure COLUMN -Contamination -Damaged/old stationary phase -Breakdown or adsorption -Reverse Solvent Effect
Splitless Injection Reverse Solvent Effect
DB-1, 15 m x 0.25 mm I.D., 0.25 µm
50°C for 1 min, 50-210°C at 20°/min; Helium at 30 cm/sec
1. 1,3-DCP 2. 3-hexanol 3. butyl acetate 4. 1-heptanol 5. 3-octanone 6. 1,2-dichlorobenzene
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Retention Gap Also Called A Guard Column
Usually 2-10 meters long and same diameter as the column
(or larger if needed)
Injector Detector
Deactivated Fused Silica Tubing
Union Column
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Fixing the Reverse Solvent Effect 3 m x 0.25 mm I.D. Retention Gap
DB-1, 15 m x 0.25 mm I.D., 0.25 µm
50°C for 1 min, 50-210°C at 20°/min; Helium at 30 cm/sec
1. 1,3-DCP 2. 3-hexanol 3. butyl acetate 4. 1-heptanol 5. 3-octanone 6. 1,2-dichlorobenzene
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Agilent Ultra Inert Press Fit
Press Fit Connectors
Inertness, seal and transparency are key parameters
Competitor Press-Tight
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Maximum Force Required to “pull apart”
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
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Pull Value, 0.25 mm I.D. Columns
Ultra Inert Quartz Fused Silica Glass
Press Fit Connector Type
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Strong bond between FS polyimide
&
press fit UI deactivation layer
Ultimate Union and Retention Gap
(Preferred by Many)
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Two Connection Options from Agilent
Ultra Inert Press Fit Connectors Capillary Flow Technology
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Peak Response All Change in Size
DETECTOR (response problem)
-Settings or flows changed
-Electronics failing
-Contamination
-Split ratio set incorrectly
-Wrong purge activation time
-Septum purge flow too high
-Injector temperature too low*
INJECTOR
-Leaky syringe
*Tip = Ask is it all of them or some of them, if all then injector or detector
Traditional PDMS column- Coating of Reactor Tubes
Overlay of before (green) and after 2 x 2 uL neat toluene Injection (red)
1. Hydrogen Sulfide
2. Carbonyl Sulfide
3. Methyl Mercaptan
4. Ethyl Mercaptan
1 2 3
FID: No response changes
4 3
4
SCD:
10% drop in
sensitivity
Data courtesy of Jim Luong, Ronda Gras, Myron Hawryluk of Dow Chemical Canada
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Configuration to test SCD Quenching Issue
Inlet
Pulsed SCD
FID
4:5
Thick film PDMS type Column
325 torr
710 torr
CFT splitter
1:5
Data courtesy of Jim Luong, Ronda Gras, Myron Hawryluk of Dow Chemical Canada
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Solution = New DB-Sulfur SCD column
Last Three Runs of the day (n=20, 100 ppmv std)
250C Cool down
1. H2S
2. COS
3. CH3SH
4. C2H5SH
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SCD
40C 3
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Data courtesy of Jim Luong, Ronda Gras, Myron Hawryluk of Dow Chemical Canada
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Long Term SCD Performance with DB-Sulfur SCD
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No observable
SCD sensitivity
change in
subsequent runs
Months!
Are
a C
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Data courtesy of Jim Luong, Ronda Gras, Myron Hawryluk of Dow Chemical Canada
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Used to do SCD maintenance every 3 weeks!
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Spiking Baseline
DETECTOR
-Particles entering the detector
-Random: poor connection
-Regular: nearby "cycling" equipment (electronics)
Integrated Particle Trap PLOT Column
2.5 meter integrated particle traps on both ends
Compatible with GC/MS and valve switching systems,
and Capillary Flow Technology
Very similar selectivity, plates and peak shape to
existing Agilent PLOT columns
PLOT
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The PLOT Column and Integrated Particle Trap
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No spikes at Fixed Gases Analysis
on CP-Molsieve 5Å PLOT PT column
CP-Molsieve 5Å, 25m×0.53mm,50um
(30m total length)
Carrier : H2, 3mL/min
Oven: : 80°C isothermal
Injection: 70°C, split ratio 5:1
Detector: TCD, 250 ℃
Sample: 100uL
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Halocarbons by GCMS Column: PoraPLOT Q PT, 25m×0.32mm,10um (P/N CP7551PT)
(30m total length)
Carrier : Helium, 42cm/s @55 ℃
Oven: : 55 °C for 5min
55 °C - 200 °C at 12°C/min
200 °C for 10min
Injection: 250 ℃, splitless, 0.2min purge activation time
Detector: MSD, 280 ℃ Transfer line, full Scan at m/z 45-185
Sample: 1uL
1. Fluoroform (Freon-23)
2. 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (Freon-143a)
3. Pentafluoroethane (Freon-125)
4. Bromotrifluoromethane (Freon-13b1)
5. 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (Freon-134a)
6. 1,1-difluoroethane (Freon-152a)
7. Difluorochloromethane (Freon-22)
8. 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (Freon-134)
9. 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane (Freon-142)
10. Bromochlorodifluoromethane (Freon-12b1)
11. Ethyl Chloride (Freon-160)
12. Fluorodichloromethane (Freon-21)
13. Trichloromonofluoromethane (Freon-11)
14. 1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane (Freon-141)
15. 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (Freon-123)
16. 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane (Freon-113)
17. 1,2-dibromo-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (Freon-114b2)
18. Trichloromethane (Freon-20)
19. 1,2-dichloroethane
20. 1,1,1-trichloro-ethane
21. Trichloroethylene
22. 1,1,2-trichloroethane
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Agilent J&W
PLOT PT Columns Available PLOT PT columns:
•Porous polymers: – PoraPLOT Q
– PoraBOND Q
– PoraBOND Q HT
– HP-PLOT Q
– GS-Q
– PoraPLOT U
– HP-PLOT U
•NEW! Aluminum oxide – HP-PLOT Al2O3 S
– HP-PLOT Al2O3 M
– HP-PLOT Al2O3 KCl
– GS-Alumina
– GS-Alumina/KCl
– CP-Al2O3 KCl
– CP-Al2O3 Na2SO4
•NEW! Molsieve – CP-Molsieve 5A
Custom PLOT PT columns are
available for these phases
Phase type Part number Description DimensionsCP7348PT PoraBOND Q PT 25m x 0.25mm x 3µm
CP7351PT PoraBOND Q PT 25m x 0.32mm x 5µm
CP7352PT PoraBOND Q PT 50m x 0.32mm x 5µm
CP7353PT PoraBOND Q PT 10m x 0.53mm x 10µm
CP7354PT PoraBOND Q PT 25m x 0.53mm x 10µm
CP7550PT PoraPLOT Q PT 10m x 0.32mm x 10µm
CP7551PT PoraPLOT Q PT 25m x 0.32mm x 10µm
CP7554PT PoraPLOT Q PT 25m x 0.53mm x 20µm
CP7557PT PoraPLOT Q-HT PT 25m x 0.32mm x 10µm
115-3432PT GS-Q PT 30m x 0.53mm
19091P-QO3PT HP-PLOT Q PT 15m x 0.32mm x 20µm
19091P-QO4PT HP-PLOT Q PT 30m x 0.32mm x 20µm
19095P-QO3PT HP-PLOT Q PT 15m x 0.53mm x 40µm
19095P-QO4PT HP-PLOT Q PT 30m x 0.53mm x 40µm
CP7584PT PoraPLOT U PT 25m x 0.53mm x 20µm
19095P-UO4PT HP-PLOT U PT 30m x 0.53mm x 20µm
CP7515PT CP-Al2O3/KCl PT 50m x 0.32mm x 5µm
CP7517PT CP-Al2O3/KCl PT 25m x 0.53mm x 10µm
CP7518PT CP-Al2O3/KCl PT 50m x 0.53mm x 10µm
19091P-K15PT HP-PLOT Al2O3 KCl PT 50m x 0.32mm x 8µm
19095P-K23PT HP-PLOT Al2O3 KCl PT 30m x 0.53mm x 15µm
19095P-K25PT HP-PLOT Al2O3 KCl PT 50m x 0.53mm x 15µm
115-3352PT GS-Alumina/KCl PT 50m x 0.53mm
CP7565PT CP-Al2O3/Na2SO4 PT 50m x 0.32mm x 5µm
CP7568PT CP-Al2O3/Na2SO4 PT 50m x 0.53mm x 10µm
19091P-S12PT HP-PLOT Al2O3 S PT 25m x 0.32mm x 8µm
19091P-S15PT HP-PLOT Al2O3 S PT 50m x 0.32mm x 8µm
19095P-S23PT HP-PLOT Al2O3 S PT 30m x 0.53mm x 15µm
19095P-S25PT HP-PLOT Al2O3 S PT 50m x 0.53mm x 15µm
115-3532PT GS-Alumina PT 30m x 0.53mm
115-3552PT GS-Alumina PT 50m x 0.53mm
19095P-M25PT HP-PLOT Al2O3 M PT 50m x 0.53mm x 15µm
CP7534PT CP-Molsieve 5A PT 30m x 0.32mm x 10µm
CP7536PT CP-Molsieve 5A PT 25m x 0.32mm x 30µm
CP7538PT CP-Molsieve 5A PT 25m x 0.53mm x 50µm
CP7539PT CP-Molsieve 5A PT 50m x 0.53mm x 50µm
Molsieve
Al2O3 Na2SO4
deactivated
Al2O3 with
proprietary
deactivation
PLOT Q
PLOT U
Al2O3 KCl
deactivated
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The BIGGEST Problem in GC is…
There are more things that DON’T go through a GC than DO!
….therefore, don’t inject anything and you’ll never have
problems.
OK, inject, but realize that everything just got dirty…deal with it!
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Where Does it Get Dirty?
Here
Here
Here
Here
Here
Here
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What Are You Doing!?
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It’s in the Inlet!
Do Inlet Maintenance
- Trim the Column
- Replace the Liner
- Replace the Gold Seal
- Replace the Syringe
- Replace the Split Vent Trap, Split Vent Line
- Rinse the Inlet
Start as clean and inert as possible
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Conclusions for a Problem Free GC
Start With Ultra Inert/High Quality Consumables
Never Have a Leak (no oxygen)
Use Gas Clean Filters
Never Inject Anything (dirty or reactive)
Don’t Touch Anything
Do Routine Inlet Maintenance Often
Troubleshooting Resources
Online Troubleshooting and Maintenance Videos
http://www.chem.agilent.com/en-US/Technical-Support/Instruments-Systems/Gas-
Chromatography/Pages/troubleshootingvideos.aspx
GC Troubleshooting Guide
http://www.chem.agilent.com/en-US/Products-Services/Instruments-Systems/Gas-
Chromatography/pages/gp6770.aspx
Method Translation Software
http://www.chem.agilent.com/en-US/Technical-Support/Instruments-Systems/Gas-
Chromatography/utilities/Pages/gcmethodtranslation.aspx
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Agilent Better GC Connections
www.agilent.com/chem/betterGCconnections
Order the poster… View the video…