Stabilwax® (Fused Silica) by Restek Corp.

Manufacturer Restek Corp.
4.6
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5.0
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General purpose columns for FAMEs, flavor compounds, essential oils, solvents, xylene isomers, and US EPA Method 603 (acrolein/acrylonitrile). Resistant to oxidative damage. Temperature range: 40°C to 260°C. Equivalent to USP G14, G15, G16, G20, and G39 phases. The polar-deactivated surface tightly binds the Carbowax® polymer and increases thermal stability, relative to competitive columns. The bonding mechanisms produce a column that can be rejuvenated by solvent washing. Compared to silicone s... Read more


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Average Rating: 4.6
16 Scientists have reviewed this product

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  • Member since: 2017

  • Organization: Summit Environmental



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    4 out of 5
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Great separation on new column but diminishes greatly over time.
Rating: 3.7

  • Application Area: Environmental analysis

"Great column for direct aqueous injection, fairly robust but does not hold up well when acidic or reactive samples are injected."

Review date: 18 Jun 2021 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
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  • Member since: 2020

  • Organization: Shimadzu Analytical India Pvt. Ltd.



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    5 out of 5
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Stabilwax: A solution for all your polar analysis needs.
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area:Food analysis and residual solvent analysis

"When it comes to polar compound analysis on GC, as we all know there are a lot of troubles we face with the chemistry aspect. When you have Stabilwax inside your GC at least you are sure that there is no problem with the stationary phase and you are getting more than the required inert environment. It really lowers the burden of analysis. The phase is really robust and bonded in such a way that inertness remains even after a long time and after many injections. I have been using it for food sample analyses like inorganic bromide, inorganic iodide, safrole and residual solvent analysis. Also a great thing is that it is compatible with rapid changes in temperature and also can be utilised in high efficiency cooling GC Ovens. Other vendors' columns are not so robust in handling such rapid changes in temperatures. This clearly saves your time when you are running samples in overnight batches."

Review date: 17 Jul 2020 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
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  • Member since: 2020

  • Organization: Auriga Research Pvt. LTD., Bangalore



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    4 out of 5
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Good results, need this for routine analysis.
Rating: 4.3

  • Application Area:GC pharmacetical product analysis (raw materials and finished product)

"The product is good and very effective. Gives good results."

Review date: 16 Jul 2020 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
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  • Member since: 2019

  • Organization: Sigmapharm Laboratory Llc



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    5 out of 5
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    5 out of 5
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    5 out of 5
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Resolution between solvent is improved.
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area:Solvent analysis

"Stabilwax Cap. Column is a very stable column. Lower temperature solvent separates very well compared to 624 phase."

Review date: 15 Jul 2020 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
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    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2015

  • Organization: University of namibia



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    3 out of 5
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    3 out of 5
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Great results.
Rating: 3.3

  • Application Area:For fusion

"It's easy to use, cheap, and reliable. It can last for a long time and cheap service."

Review date: 10 Jun 2020 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
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    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2019

  • Organization: Galephar M/F



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    5 out of 5
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    5 out of 5
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Robustness and quality of results for a competitive price.
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area:Composition of fatty acids in pharmaceutical oily excipients

"Galephar QC laboratory uses the Stabilwax column for the GC determination of fatty acids in pharmaceucal oils (olive refined oil, peanut oil...) according to the European Pharmacopeia general chapter. This GC column offers excellent results in terms of selectivity and peak shape comparative to any other column of same type. Its excellent robustness is suitable for the challenging analysis of fatty acids."

Review date: 10 Dec 2019 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
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  • Member since: 2019

  • Organization: HECS



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    5 out of 5
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    3 out of 5
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Gave excellent results quantitatively and qualitatively.
Rating: 4.3

  • Application Area:Food analysis for inorganic bromide

"It gave woderful accurate results for inorganic bromide."

Review date: 10 Dec 2019 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
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    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2019

  • Organization: The University of Queensland



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    5 out of 5
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    5 out of 5
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Great results
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area:Gas chromatography

"Very easy to use for simultaneous detection of syngas, light hydrocarbons and CO2. Sometimes the nitrogen and oxygen peaks are merged. It is better to use oxygen free flue gases."

Review date: 12 Apr 2019 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
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  • Member since: 2019

  • Organization: Terramera Inc



  • Ease of use
    5 out of 5
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    5 out of 5
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    5 out of 5
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Excellent column performance after years of usage
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area:Residual solvent determination

"Column demonstrated satisfactory separation power, reproducibility and reliability"

Review date: 12 Apr 2019 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
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  • Member since: 2018

  • Organization: WR GRACE



  • Ease of use
    5 out of 5
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    1 out of 5
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Great product!
Rating: 3.7

  • Application Area:GC Columns

"Machine works well with these columns, they are reliable and easy to install and use. Also a great buy for the money."

Review date: 29 Jul 2018 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)


  • Status:

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  • Member since: 2018

  • Organization: Sun Pharma



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    5 out of 5
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Great product, I would buy it again!
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area:Analyze small molecule pharmaceutical compounds

"This column is very reliable and results are consistent from one serial number to the next. Consistency is something I can count on."

Review date: 29 Jul 2018 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
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  • Member since: 2018

  • Organization: University of Rhode Island



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    5 out of 5
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Does exactly what it is meant for. Great.
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area:Analyze disinfection by products in water

"The product is highly effective and have been using for a long time for my lab."

Review date: 27 Jul 2018 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
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  • Member since: 2018

  • Organization: Colorado School of Mines



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    5 out of 5
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Good results.
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area:Biofuel from fatty acid deoxygenation

"We purchased the product for specific application for reactive fatty acids. We saw asymmetric peaks initially, but the tech support helped us improve the column's performance and shared us with useful articles published by Restek. This column seems to be more sensitive than nonpolar columns, but after more than one year of use, the performance is still satisfying."

Review date: 27 Jul 2018 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
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    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2018

  • Organization: Weston Solutions, Inc.



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    5 out of 5
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Great results.
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area:Air testing

"The column performed just like the simulation on the website stated that it would. Very pleased with results."

Review date: 27 Jul 2018 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
  • Status:

    Reviewer

  • Member since: 2018

  • Organization: University of Pretoria



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    5 out of 5
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Good product. Very happy.
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area:Volatile Fatty Acid Analysis

"This product provided us with the resolution we needed to see for our analysis. Staff assisted us with installation and treated us very well. I am convinced that Restek is reliable and trustworthy. Restek also ensured that we bought the correct column to start with."

Review date: 12 Jul 2018 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
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  • Member since: 2018

  • Organization: The Himalaya Drug Company



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    5 out of 5
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Good results.
Rating: 5.0

  • Application Area:Analysis of Glycols

"The GC Column comes with integrated polar deactivated guard column, which is a great innovative idea, providing higher water resistance. But for the Glycols analysis, its not working by giving heavy tailing, which is mostly seen in many WAX columns. But ultimately the Toshvin guys delivered a great after sales support and have replaced the column with a new one and its working absolutely fine."

Review date: 12 Jul 2018 | Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)
General purpose columns for FAMEs, flavor compounds, essential oils, solvents, xylene isomers, and US EPA Method 603 (acrolein/acrylonitrile).

Resistant to oxidative damage.

Temperature range: 40°C to 260°C.

Equivalent to USP G14, G15, G16, G20, and G39 phases.


The polar-deactivated surface tightly binds the Carbowax® polymer and increases thermal stability, relative to competitive columns. The bonding mechanisms produce a column that can be rejuvenated by solvent washing. Compared to silicone stationary phases, PEG phases are more resistant to damage from strongly acidic or basic volatile compounds.

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Stabilwax® (Fused Silica)

Manufacturer Restek Corp.

4.6 / 5.0 | 16 reviews