Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has announced the GC-2010 Plus, a redesigned suite of detectors featuring Advanced Flow Technology (AFT) and fast heating and cooling.
The instrument is said to improve separation performance, reduce analysis time, redefine sensitivity limits for trace analysis and ensure data quality for a range of applications.
The two new AFT packages are the backflush kit and detector-splitting system, which consist of digital pressure controllers, additional hardware and intuitive software.
The backflush system discharges high-boiling-point components efficiently through the injection-port split vent to reduce analysis time and prevent column deterioration and detector contamination.
The detector-splitting system splits compounds eluting from an analytical column to multiple detectors to obtain multiple chromatograms.
Each GC-2010 detector (FID, FPD, ECD, FTD and TCD) has been engineered using upgraded cell insulation and an improved collector design, to address sensitivity demands for trace-level analysis.
The compact FPD (flame photometric detector) features improved flame stability and double focusing optics for analysis of phosphorus and sulphur compounds.
Utilising clean-detector gas flows and the latest noise-reduction technology, the FID (flame ionisation detector) ensures sensitivity with a minimum detected quantity of 1.5pgC/s.
The GC-2010 Plus incorporates a redesigned oven, enabling rapid heating and cooling.
A double-jet cooling system touts optimised air-flow channels that enable a rapid cooling time from 450 to 50C in 3.4min.
Long-term stability of peak retention times is realised by the room-temperature compensation technology built into each Advanced Flow Controller.
