PerkinElmer TG-GC/MS

TG-GC/MS: Thermogravimetric - Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

The ability to detect very low levels of material (known and unknown) in complex mixtures makes the TG-GC/MS a powerful tool for quality control, safety, and product development. Heating a sample on the TGA causes a sample to release volatile materials and/or generate gaseous components upon decomposition. These gases are then transferred via a high-fidelity heated transfer system to the GC, where the components can be collected on a trapping media, in a gas sampling loop, or deposited on the head of a column. The sample can then be run by GC to separate the material, and the peaks identified by the MS.

TG-GC/MS Mode:

• User customisable triggers based on temperature, time or weight change
• Fast GC analysis with the GC 2400 Platform to achieve analysis of multiple weight losses during a single run
• Ability to switch to ‘on-line’ direct-to-MS mode at the push of a button

PyroTG-GC/MS Mode:

• Rapid pyrolysis of the sample at elevated temperature
• Improved detection limits
• Ability to measure samples in complex environmental matrices
• Flexibility –switch from GC separation (TG-GC/MS mode) to Single Ion Monitoring (TG-MS mode) to TGA and/or GC/MS only mode quickly and easily