Chromatography

Gas Chromatography (GC) – Agilent Technologies 7890B GC with Gas Sampling Valve (GSV)

This customized Agilent 7890B Gas Chromatography system is equipped with a gas sampling valve at the inlet which is designed for direct gas sample tests. Two detectors, Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD) at the back and Flame Ionization Detector (FID) at the front, are dedicated for detecting most permanent gases excluding the carrier gas and most organic compounds (e.g., hydrocarbons), respectively.

Features

  • System components:
    • Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD) at the back
    • Flame Ionization Detector (FID) at the front
    • Gas sampling valve with 0.5 ml TCD loop and 0.25 ml FID loop
    • PPI inlet (purged packed inlet) for TCD gas line
    • CAP SSL inlet (capillary split/splitless inlet) for FID gas line
    • HayeSep packed column for TCD gas line
    • HP-5 capillary column for FID gas line
    • OpenLab CDS ChemStation software
  • Carrier gas: helium
  • Electronic pneumatic control (EPC) modules
  • Maximum oven temperature: 290 °C
  • Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD):
    • Linear dynamic range: > 105 ± 5%
    • Maximum temperature: 300 °C
    • Standard EPC for 2 gases (He, H2, or N2 matched to carrier gas type)
    • Make-up gas: 0 to 12 ml/min
    • Reference gas: 0 to 100 ml/min
  • Flame Ionization Detector (FID):
    • Linear dynamic range: > 107 ± 10%
    • Maximum temperature: 300 °C
    • Standard EPC for 3 gases (air, H2, make-up gas)
    • Air: 0 to 800 ml/min
    • H2: 0 to 100 ml/min
    • Make-up gas: 0 to 100 ml/min
  • HayeSep packed column:
    • Temperature range: -60 °C to 290 °C
    • Feature: 3 m x 1/8 inch x 2 mm; packed with HayeSep DB 80-100 Mesh
    • In: PPI inlet; Out: TCD detector at the back
  • HP-5 capillary column:
    • Temperature range: -60 °C to 325 °C
    • Feature: 30 m x 320 µm x 0.25 µm
  • In: CAP SSL inlet; Out: FID detector at the front

Location

Materials Characterization Laboratory
Furnas Hall room #109/110
University at Buffalo North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260

Hours of operation

24/7

Fees

Category B Rates

  • Internal Academic: $10 per hour
  • External Academic: $18 per hour
  • Industry: $40 per hour
For general inquiries, contact:

Donald J. Goralski
Director, Shared Instrumentation Laboratories
(716) 645-5151

For technical inquiries, contact:

Zongmin (Shirley) Bei, PhD
Senior Research Support Specialist
Shared Instrumentation Laboratories (716) 645-5165