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Agilent J&W VF-WAXms is a high performance column for applications in the food, flavor and fragrance markets, and especially where trace analyses are required.

Agilent J&W HP-PLOT Q is a bonded polystyrene-divinylbenzene (DVB) column specially developed for the separation of targeted nonpolar and polar compounds, including hydrocarbons (natural gas, refinery gas, ethylene, propylene, all C1-C3 isomers); CO2, methane, air/CO, and water; polar solvents (methanol, acetone, methylene chloride, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, esters); and sulfur compounds (H2S, mercaptans, COS).

Agilent DB-Sulfur SCD columns are optimized for use with Sulfur Chemiluminescence Detection (SCD) to provide low bleed performance and reduced SCD ceramic tube fouling. 

Agilent J&W Packed GC Columns are designed and manufactured to offer excellent and reproducible performance for all sample types associated with packed column separations, most important in the hydrocarbon processing industry. 

Agilent J&W PoraPLOT Q is recommended for column switching systems that analyze polar and apolar volatile compounds. Water elutes as a sharp and quantifiable peak. In addition, retention times are repeatable, as retention is not influenced by water in the sample.

Agilent J&W CP-Wax 57 CB for Glycols and Alcohols is optimized for the analysis of glycols, diols and alcohols. It has a unique, high polarity wax phase that produces symmetrical peaks. The cross-linked and bonded phase delivers robustness and enhanced column lifetime.

Mid-Polar UI column; a great choice for drugs of abuse testing and pesticides analysis. Agilent J&W continues their ultra inert innovations with the DB-35ms Ultra Inert GC column; a mid-polar column joining the existing apolar columns in the family, DB/HP-1ms and DB/HP-5ms.  With this new column, ultra inert performance is available for applications where different selectivity is needed for enhanced separations, including pest…

•Optimized deactivation produces maximum response when analyzing trace levels of acetylene, methyl acetylene, and propadiene. Stable response factors make this column ideal for process-type applications where recalibration must be minimized. High loadability reduces peak tailing and improves separations.

MXT® columns are made from stainless steel tubing that has had the internal surface treated with our exclusive Siltek® surface treatment. The Siltek® layer makes the surface as inert as deactivated fused silica. The unique properties of the Siltek® treated surface enable us to treat the tubing with a wide variety of polymer phases.

Restek’s Rt®-Silica BOND columns are robust, versatile, selective PLOT columns that offer excellent performance for the analysis of light hydrocarbons, sulfur gases, and halocarbons above ambient temperature.

(5% diphenyl, 95% dimethyl polysiloxane)

midpolarity Crossbond® phase

(midpolarity Crossbond® phase)

(packed & micropacked)

Restek chemists developed the Ultra Carbamate column specifically for carbamates analysis. The unique packing separates 10 target carbamates in just 5 minutes with an 8 minute total cycle time. The column is compatible with fluorescence or LC-MS detection.* An Ultra Carbamate column can process as many as eight samples per hour, versus less than two samples per hour on a general-purpose C18 column. In addition to increased sam…

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The InertCap 5MS/EX GC Capillary Column combines GL Sciences’ 50+ years of GC expertise with advanced arylene and proprietary deactivation technologies. Offering ultra-low bleed, high inertness, and superior separation, it stands as the most versatile slightly polar column for GC-MS. From food safety and environmental testing to pharmaceuticals and forensics, it ensures reliable and high-sensitivity results.

The TB-PLOT Series GC PLOT Columns feature a strongly immobilized porous layer, offering unmatched separation, excellent reproducibility, and superior durability. With a full lineup including Alumina (KCl, S, M), MoleSieve 5A, Q, U, GasPro, and Oxy, these columns provide optimal solutions for hydrocarbons, fixed gases, oxygenates, and impurity analysis without the need for trap columns.

Choose from a wide variety of bonded phases including some new novel phases for your toughest separations

Low Bleed Performance for GC/MSMost popular starting column for method developersArylene Matrix Technology (AMT) provides a highly stable arylene phase for enhanced resolution of PAHs and multi-ring aromatic compoundsLow bleed (MS certified) especially suited to high sensitivity work using GC/MSRecommended UseAcids, Alkaloids, Amines, Dioxins, Drugs, EPA Methods (525, 610, 625, 8100), Essential Oils/Flavors, FAMEs, Halo-hydroc…

SLB-IL60 Ionic Liquid Capillary GC ColumnApplication: Modified (deactivated) version of SLB-IL59 provides better inertness. Selectivity more polar than PEG/wax phases, resulting in unique elution patterns. Higher maximum temperature than PEG/wax columns (300 ºC compared to 270-280 ºC). Excellent alternative to existing PEG/wax columns. Also a good GCxGC column choice. Launched in 2012.USP Code: NonePhase: Non-bonded; 1,12-Di(t…

SLB-IL59 Ionic Liquid Capillary GC Column• Application: Selectivity more polar than PEG/wax phases, resulting in unique elution patterns. Higher maximum temperature than PEG/wax columns (300 ºC compared to 270-280 ºC). Great choice for analysis of neutral and moderately basic analytes. Launched in 2009.• USP Code: None• Phase: Non-bonded; 1,12-Di(tripropylphosphonium)dodecane bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide• Temp. Limits: Su…

SUPELCOWAX® 10 Capillary GC Column• Application: This column is based on one of the most widely used polar phases, Carbowax 20M, and is a polar column suitable for analyses of solvents, fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs), food, flavor and fragrance compounds, alcohols, and aromatics. Additionally, this column is a great choice when a polar general purpose column is required.• USP Code: This column meets USP G16 requirements.• Ph…

Equity-5 Capillary GC Column• Application: This popular column is designed for general purpose applications where a non-polar column is required. The low phenyl content provides thermal stability compared to 100% poly(dimethyl siloxane) columns.• USP Code: This column meets USP G27 and G36 requirements.• Phase: Bonded; poly(5% diphenyl/95% dimethyl siloxane)• Temp. Limits: ≤0.32 mm I.D., • Temp. Limits: ≤0.32 mm I.D., ≥2 μm: -…

SPB-5 Capillary GC Column• Application: This non-polar general purpose column provides primarily a boiling point elution order with a slight increase in selectivity, especially for aromatic compounds.• USP Code: This column meets USP G27 and G36 requirements.• Phase: Bonded; poly(5% diphenyl/95% dimethyl siloxane)• Temp. Limits: ≤0.32 mm I.D., • Temp. Limits: ≤0.32 mm I.D., ≥2 μm: -60 °C to 300 °C (isothermal or programmed)• T…