BenchTOF2
Time-of-flight mass spectrometers for GC and GCxGC
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BenchTOF2™ is a time-of-flight mass spectrometer for use with both GC and GCxGC for a wide range of applications.
BenchTOF2 has the option to include Tandem Ionisation®, which provides simultaneous hard and soft electron ionisation data. This patented technique provides complementary spectra for characterisation of targets and unknowns in a single run, without any hardware changes or additional method development.
BenchTOF2 incorporates powerful ChromSpace® software for full instrument control and data processing.
BenchTOF2 is fully certified for use with hydrogen carrier gas, resulting in faster chromatographic separations, reduced running costs, faster return on investment, and mitigation of gas supply issues.
Together, these tools enable scientists to discover more about their samples, and to deliver higher throughput for both research and routine applications.
Key features and benefits
- Identify analytes confidently through an unbeatable combination of SIM-level sensitivity, high-quality spectra, excellent selectivity and smart software tools
- Improve detection limits with full spectral information, and so detect a wide range of trace-level species in a single analysis, with the option of retrospective searching for new compounds of interest
- Extend dynamic range across five orders of magnitude: accurately quantify high-concentration compounds while maintaining low detection limits, and so remove the need for dilutions or repeat analyses
- Carry out fast GC and GC×GC separations thanks to BenchTOF2’s fast acquisition speeds
- Simultaneously acquire hard and soft EI spectra using patented Tandem Ionisation® technology, and so confidently identify challenging compounds (e.g. isomers) in streamlined workflows
- Increase productivity through use of H2 carrier gas, for lower cost of ownership, fast return on investment, faster chromatographic separations, and easier implementation for new labs
- Minimise training: BenchTOF2 combines instrument control, method development, data analysis and chemometrics in a single user interface, and is easily learnt by non-MS experts
Relevant applications
- Odours and emissions
- Environmental monitoring
- Flavours and fragrances
- Cannabis, tobacco and related products
- Petrochemicals
- Biological monitoring
- Biomarker discovery
Untargeted comparison of soft drink brands using immersive sorptive extraction, GC×GC–TOF MS, and chemometrics
In this application note, SepSolve uses an immersive sorptive extraction coupled with comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography and BenchTOF2™ time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC—TOF MS) to compare flavor profiles from popular brand soft drinks with those of imitation products.
Comparison of liquid smoke flavorings using GC×GC with BenchTOF2 and Tandem Ionisation
In this application note, learn how GC×GC coupled with high-performance BenchTOF2™ mass spectrometry and innovative chemometrics software can provide comprehensive non-target screening of liquid smoke composition to improve quality control procedures and accelerate the development of new flavorings.
Why choose a time-of-flight mass spectrometer?
Modern labs must constantly adapt to cope with new analytical challenges and ever-increasing workloads, all while improving data confidence and reducing associated costs. This technical note highlights why time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF MS) is an ideal choice to address these challenges in both research and routine applications, by delivering fast, highly sensitive detection with full spectral information, for comprehensive sample characterization in a single run.
Investigating the impact of volatile compounds on the flavor profiles of foods and drinks
Volatile profiling of food and beverages is crucial for understanding and enhancing their quality, safety, and consumer appeal. Analysing these volatiles presents several challenges due to the diversity of chemical classes, their varying concentrations, and the complex matrices involved, which can be problematic for conventional gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) approaches.
Join Prof. Kieran Kilcawley, Principal Research Officer at Teagasc Food Research Centre and Adjunct Professor, University College Cork and Technological University Dublin, as he explores how innovative extraction and enrichment techniques, combined with state-of-the-art GC–MS analyses, can overcome these difficulties and deliver more detailed and accurate volatile profiles.
Key learning objectives
- Understand the critical role volatile compounds play in shaping the flavor and overall quality of food and beverages
- Learn about the latest techniques for the sensitive extraction and analysis of aroma-active compounds, including high-capacity sorptive extraction and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC).
- Explore practical applications through case studies, including volatile profiling of whiskey, analysis of fatty acids in dairy products, and evaluating the impact of cooking temperature on the volatile profile of beef
Who should attend?
- Food scientists who want to understand more about profiling, odour perception, sensory evaluation, and food authenticity analysis.
- R&D food scientists and analytical scientists who want to enhance their understanding of analysing complex samples.
- GC(–MS) users eager to hear about the latest instrument developments.
Certificate of attendance
All webinar participants can request a certificate of attendance, including a learning outcomes summary, for continuing education purposes.
Non-target screening of food flavorings using GC×GC with BenchTOF2 and Tandem Ionisation
Liquid smoke is the name given to flavoring products that claim to enhance food by adding a ‘smoked’ flavor to mimic the traditional smoking process.
Due to the complex nature of liquid smoke, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued new guidelines in February 2021 for the analysis of such products prior to authorization. The new guidelines call for full chemical characterization of the primary product, meaning that non-target analysis is required.
In this SelectScience webinar, discover how GC×GC–TOF MS coupled with innovative chemometrics software can provide comprehensive comparison of liquid smoke composition to improve quality control procedures and to accelerate the development of new flavorings.
Key learning objectives
- How GC×GC–BenchTOF2 can gain greater insights into sample composition for robust aroma and flavor profiling
- How Tandem Ionization® can be used to improve confidence in compound identification and enhance non-target workflows
- How smart software workflows can automatically uncover key differences between complex flavor profiles
Who should attend?
- GC(-MS) users who want to enhance their ability to analyze complex samples
- Food, fragrance and flavor scientists interested in how advanced analytical techniques can provide a competitive edge
Certificate of attendance
All webinar participants can request a certificate of attendance, including a learning outcomes summary, for continuing education purposes.
Comprehensive vehicle emissions testing using thermal desorption (TD) and GC×GC–TOF MS
With the increased uptake of hybrid and electric vehicles, non-exhaust emissions are now of growing environmental concern. In this webinar, our guest speaker, Dr Nick Molden, (Emissions Analytics), will demonstrate the use of thermal desorption (TD) for versatile sampling of emissions from exhausts, vehicle interiors and tyres. When coupled with GC×GC–TOF MS this provides improved chemical fingerprinting of emissions to enhance our understanding of how vehicles may impact the environment and human health.
Key learning objectives
- See how GC×GC–TOF MS can gain insight into volatile emissions from car trim materials, such as plastic, textiles and rubber.
- Find out how characterising tyre composition can help us to understand the sources of microplastics being observed in air, water and soil samples.
- Learn how to future-proof your lab in case of expansion of the target lists of regulated compounds.
Who should attend?
- GC-MS analysts, lab supervisors and directors
Certificate of attendance
All webinar participants can request a certificate of attendance, including a learning outcomes summary, for continuing education purposes.
New family of aroma compounds found in cannabis
An analytical system provided by SepSolve aided this breakthrough in cannabis research
