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Gas Chromatograph
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Features Detectionto1ppb(applicationdependent)
LargeColour6.5”LCDTouchScreen
Compact19”RackDesign
FullyAutomatedUse
IntegratedConfigurableAlarmsSystem
ElectronicPressureControlofCarrierGas
Multi-ColumnOvenswithindividualTemperature Controlusingdifferentcolumnswitchingtechnologies suchasBackflush,HeartcutandPrecut.
IntegratedDiagnosticsSystem
DataHandlingControlbyTrendVisionPLUS SoftwareofboththeGCanditsancillary componentse.g.asasamplemultiplexer
IncreasedConnectivityviaRS-232,RS-485 andFieldBUScommunications
DropDownFrontPanelforeasyaccessto electronics
CustomisedChromatographySolutions
Suitedforspacesavinginstallationsassingle modulesorminisystems
Designedwithindustrialinterfacesforrack integrationasnewcabinetsorasreplacementunits
Designedforbothbatch-typeanalysisand continuousmonitoring.
IdealforProcessenvironmentswithStatusSignal, Alarmcontacts,remoteoperationrequirements
FollowingonfromthesuccessoftheAGCSeries100GCrange,AGCInstruments introducesthenewNovaCHROMGC.TheNovaCHROMGCisaculminationofyearsofexperienceinhighsensitivityGasChromatographyspecificfortheAnalysisof impuritiesinawiderangeofgasapplications.Itutilisesthelatestadvancedtechnologiestoprovideourcustomerswiththepreciseresultstheyrequirewiththeeaseofuseandsupportfeaturestheyexpect.
TheNovaCHROMusesindustrydrivenandprovenmethodsofanalysis forthequalitycontrolofgasesusingdifferentdetectortechnologiesadaptedtotherequiredapplications.Minimaltrainingisnecessaryasthelargecolourinteractivetouchscreenprovidesaneasy-to-useuserinterfaceforguidedfunctionality.Itoffersexcellentcontrolofthemanyfeatureswhichenabletheprecisemonitoringofapplications.ThisallowstheoperatortoperformchosenapplicationswitheaseandensuresthattheNovaCHROMGCprovidesatopclassservicetoyouatalltimes.
EachNovaCHROMGCisequippedwithspecificchromatographycomponentsdependingontheapplication. Inordertoguaranteeacontaminationfree,precisionorUHPqualitychromatographicseparation,“highpurity”rotaryvalvesinapurgedbox(forADDandDIDdetectors)areusedtopreventleakages.1/8”StainlessSteelcolumnsarefittedeitherwithSwagelok®orVCRcompressionfittingsandcombinedwith1/16“stainlesssteeltubingandplumbingaccessoriesthroughout(electropolishedifrequired).OthermaterialssuchasTeflonorHastelloymaybeused,asrequired,toeliminateinterferencefromthematrixgasortomitigatetheeffectsofcorrosiveelements.Moreover,thepackedcolumnswiththeirmultiplecolumnovensandindividualtemperaturecontrollersalsomaintainexceptionalstability,sensitivity,accuracyandrepeatability.
Withaquickstartuptime,fastdetectorresponseandsuperiorattributessuchastheElectronicPressureControl(EPC)Systemforthecarriergas,operationoftheNovaCHROMisswift,preciseandstraightforward.TheoptimisedconsumptionofcarrierandsupplygasesbytheNovaCHROMprovidesaneconomicalplatformwithalowcostofownershipandlonglifespan.Servicingandmaintenanceistrouble-freewithadrop-downfrontpanelforeasyaccesstotheelectroniccomponentsandtheuniquecolumninfrastructure,whichcanberegeneratedin-situ,providestheuserwithseamlessoperations.
TheIntegratedDiagnosticsandConfigurableAlarmsSystemspinpointanyareaswhichrequireattentiontoallowswiftidentificationandresolutionofanyprocessissues.Withthesefeatures,theNovaCHROMcanoperateunattendedforlongperiodsoftime.ThismakesthisGCPlatformveryversatileandrobusttomeettheexactingneedsoftheoperation.
Online Gas Analysis at %, ppm and ppb levels
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Detectors Available
NovaCHROM 3000
Discharge Ionisation Detector (DID) NovaCHROM 1000TheAGCNovaCHROM1000GasChromatographequippedwiththeDischargeIonisationDetector(DID)haslong-termstabilityandoutstandinganalyticalperformance,providingdetectionlimitsdowntolowppbmeasurementsforawiderangeofgases.Basedonusinganonradioactive,universalandconcentrationdependentdesign,thisdetectorgenerateshighenergyphotonsthroughanelectricaldischargeinHighPurityHelium.ThemetastableHeliumthenionisesallcomponentsexceptHelium.TheGCdesignistotallyapplicationdependentcomprisingofauniquenumberofgassamplingandcolumnswitchingvalvestypicallylinkedtotwoormorecolumnovenmodules.Ifrequired,specialisedgasmatrixscrubbersarefittedintothechromatographypathe.g.HydrogenRemovalModuleorDe-OxTrap.
Linearity >106Sensitivity <1ppbofCH4(ApplicationDependent)Response time <0.5seconds
Gases Required:Detector Supply Gas UltraPureHeN6.0(astheCarrier/ Purge/DischargeGas) Actuator Gas CleanDryAir@3bar (forValveSwitchingandActuation)
Typical Applications: • ImpuritiesinPure/HighPurityGases≥N5 • CustomisedSolutionsforO2Analysis(N4-N6) • SingleGCsolutionsformultipleN5Matrices (e.g.He/H2/Ar/N2) • Corrosive&ElectronicGasApplications
Argon Discharge Detector (ADD) NovaCHROM 2000TheAGCNovaCHROM2000GasChromatographusesanArgonDischargeDetectorforthecontinuousanalysisofimpuritiesinanArgonMatrixGastoppblevels.Ahighenergyelectromagneticfield,throughwhichthecarriergaspasses,producesanionisingeffect.Thisprocesstransformsthegastoaplasmastateandaby-productofthisistheemissionofphotonsoflight.Asthesamplecomponentelutesfromthecolumn,thelightintensityisalteredandthislightemissioncanbemonitoredbyasensitive,tunedphoto-diode.Theoutputfromthephotodiodeisconvertedtoamillivoltsignalwhichcanbemeasuredonadatacapturesystem,suchastheAGCTrendVisionPLUSsoftware.ThetypicalGCdesigncomprisesofeitherasingleordual-columnchromatographyandtheNovaCHROM2000canspecificallydetectO2tracesinArgoninparallelwithotherimpuritieswithoutusinganadditionalO2meter.SinceArgonhasanunlimitedsupplyatreasonablecosts,theNovaCHROM2000isaneconomictraceanalyserforanumberofpopularindustrialapplications.Furthermore,precisequantitativeresultsaresupportedbythelinearisationfunctionprovidedbyTrendVisionPLUS.
Linearity >103
Sensitivity <1ppb(ApplicationDependent)Response time <0.5seconds(90%)
Gases Required:Detector Supply Gas UltraPureArN6.0 (astheCarrier&PurgeGases)Actuator Gas CleanDryAir@4bar (forValveSwitchingandActuation)
Typical Applications: • ImpuritiesinPure/HighPurityAr • CustomisedSolutionsforCO2Analysis (SoftDrinksapplication)
Flame Ionisation Detector (FID) TheAGCNovaCHROM3000,usingtheFlameIonisationDetector(FID),isusedtomeasureconcentrationsofhydrocarbonswithinasampledgas.Thepresenceofhydrocarbonsisdetectablebyburningthesampledgasinanair-hydrogenflame.Burningjustpurehydrogenwithairproducesonlysmallamountsofionisation.Thepresenceofhydrocarbonsinthesam-pledgas,whenburntwithanair-hydrogenmixcausesincreasedlevelsofionisation.Theionisationoccursasaresultofthecarbonatomspresentinthesampledgas.Thelevelofionisationisproportionaltothenumberofcarbonatomswithinthesample.ThetypicalGCdesigncomprisesofoneordual-column(packedorwide-bore)chromatographywithbackflushorheartcutswitchingtechnology.AGCInstrumentsalsoproducesitsownmethanisermoduletechnologywhichisfittedup-streamtothedetectorforCOandCO2detection.
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Linearity >106Sensitivity <10ppbofCH4
Response time <0.5 seconds
Gases Required:Carrier Gas Applicationdependent:N2,He,H2orArDetector Supply Gas 1 H2N5.0orN6.0(Applicationdependent)Detector Supply Gas 2 SyntheticAirorPurifiedAir(“THCfree”) Actuator Gas CleanDryAir@3bar(forValveActuation)
Typical Applications: • C1-C6hydrocarbonsatppmorppblevels • CustomisedSolutionsforO2Analysis • Methane/TotalNon-Methaneanalysis • AnalysisoftracelevelCOandCO2usingamethaniser • PharmacopeiaApplications
Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD) NovaCHROM 4000TheAGCNovaCHROM4000,usingtheThermalConductivityDetector(TCD),istypicallyusedtomeasurepermanentgasesorgasmixturecomponentsatpercentageandppmlevels.TheTCDhasfoursensingelementswhichareconnectedtoformanelectricalWheatstonebridgecircuit.Theseelementsaretypicallyminiaturerhenium-tungstenfilaments,whicharemountedinametalliccellblock.Aflowthroughtypethermalconductivitycellisnormallyusedinthisanalyser.Thiscellcontainsasampleandreferencegasflowgeometryandtwoelementsareinstalledineachflowsystem.Anelectricalcurrentfromaregulatedpowersourceheatstheelements.Changesinthermalconductivityofthesamplegasresultinanoutputvoltagechangewhichcanbemeasuredonadatacapturesystem,suchastheAGCTrendVisionPLUSChromatographySoftware.
Linearity >104
Sensitivity <5ppmResponse time <1second
Gases Required:Detector Supply Gas He,Ar,N2orH2 (astheCarrier&ReferenceGases: Purityisapplicationdependent) Actuator Gas CleanDryAir@3bar (forValveSwitchingandActuation)
Typical Applications: • PurityofGases • Preciseanalysisofthecomponentsin binaryormultiplegasmixtures:%,ppm • CustomisedSolutionsforCorrosiveGasAnalysis • PharmacopeiaApplications(Medical,Food,Diving,Laser,Excimer) • NaturalGasAnalysis
Flame Photometric Detector (FPD) NovaCHROM 5000TheAGCNovaCHROM5000GasChromatographusesadoubleFlamePhotometricDetector(FPD)whichisdesignedtogiveaselectiveresponsetosulphurorphosphorouscompounds.Whenanexcitationenergyisappliedtotheatomsofanelement,aphotometricemissionspectrumisobtainedwhosewavelengthischaracteristicoftheelement.Theintensityoftheemittedlight isproportionaltothenumberofatomsexcited.Withintheflamephotometricdetector,theexcitationenergyisderivedfromthedual-heatzonecombustionofthesampleinahydrogen-richflame.Thisdoubleflametechnologyeliminatesthewell-knowncross-interferencecausedbythematrixgas.Furthermore,precisequantitativeresultsaresupportedbythelinearisationfunctionprovidedbyTrendVisionPLUS.
Linearity 103(SulphurMode)Sensitivity 20pgS/secforThiophene(SulphurMode)
Gases Required:Carrier Gas N2N5.0orN6.0(Othersavailableuponrequest)Detector Supply Gas 1 H2N5.0orN6.0(Applicationdependent)Detector Supply Gas 2 SyntheticAirorPurifiedAir(“THCfree”) Actuator Gas CleanDryAir@3bar(forValveSwitchingandActuation)
Typical Applications: • Analysisofvolatilesulphurspeciesinpuregasesorambientair • NaturalGasAnalysis(H2S,COS,MercaptansandSulphides • CustomisedSolutionsforCO2Analysis(SoftDrinksapplication) • CustomisedApplicationsforSulphurinLightHydrocarbons
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Company ProfileAGC InstrumentsAGCInstrumentsisaleadingmanufacturerofGasAnalysisSolutions to all users requiring aQualityControl oridentificationoftheirgasstream.Wehaveover48yearsexperienceinprovidingourcustomerswiththeir“TotalGasAnalysisSolutions”.Weworkcloselywithallcustomerstoensuretheyobtaintheanalyticalsolutionthatmeetstheirneedsandasystemthatiseasytouseandunderstand.AllAGCdistributorsareextremelyexperiencedandfactorytrainedtothehigheststandards,offeringyouacompleteaftersalessupportservice.
ThewiderangeofDetectorsavailablecanbecustomisedtomeasureuniquegasstreamsandweplaceanemphasisonthecontinuousdevelopmentofouranalyticalsolutions.Ourworldwidereachwithstrategicpartnersensuresthatyouhavepeaceofmindandaftersalescarethatareimportanttoyouroperations.
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TrendVision PLUS Software TrendVisionPLUSisthemostrecentreleaseofthewellrecognisedChromatographyDataCaptureSoftwarefromAGCInstruments.Specificallydesignedforthismarket, ithasbeendevelopedfollowingcarefulconsultationwithourcustomerssothatitiseasytouseandsetup.
Ruggedindustrial levelmodularandscalablehardwareisusedwithanEmbeddedWindowsOperatingSystem.Onceyoursystemis installed,usageinthedailyenvironmentisveryeasywithminimaltrainingrequired.Itencompassesallthe importantfunctionsrequiredinthisdemandinggasanalysisenvironment,enablingmanystandardfeaturestobe easily appliedwith the endproducts of excellentchromatographyresultsandstraightforwardreporting.Furthermore,theabilitytointegrateoutputsfromthirdpartygasanalysersisastrongfeatureandoffersalotofflexibilityforreporting.
TrendVisionPLUSprovidesaunifiedchromatographymethodwherebyallsettingsarecontainedinasinglemethod,includingeventtables,calibrationtablesandintegrationsettings.Inaddition,thissoftwareenablestheGCsystemstoruninafullyunattendedmode.ItcanalsotakecontroloftheGCsystemsandautomaticallyperformtherequiredanalysisusingthepre-programmedmethods.ThisiscoupledwiththeabilitytosendresultsbacktoaDCSorcontrolroomusingfieldbusprotocolsortraditional4-20mAsignalling.IfOn-LineoperationisnotrequiredthenthesoftwarerunsequallywellinitsStand-Alonemodewiththesamefunctionalityandeaseofuse.
PleaseconsultwithourspecificbrochureforthisSoftware.
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