Maximize Your Systems Efficiency by Minimizing Downtime

GC system or Gas Chromatography is the separation of a mixture of compounds or solutes into single components. The main part of the GC system includes

• Carrier gas
• Injectors
• Column
• Column Oven
• Detector
• Data Acquisition & Control

The contemporary GC systems are computer based and have software controls operational parameters such as temperature programming, carrier gas flow rate, injection volume and acquisition and treatment of data output as well as sequence. The Agilent Gc Systems has the advanced features that allows the user to get more work done in a less time. The Agilent Gc Equipment provides quality performance without compromising on its performance level.
Maintain the GC system to maximize the systems efficiency by minimizing downtime:

Listed below are few points that can help in maximizing the systems effectiveness:

• Check the system’s performance; if there is any issues noticed the service provider should be intimated immediately.
• Check if the detectors in the GC system are working as the equipment is equipped with several types of detectors such as

1. A flame ionization detector or FID
2. A thermal conductivity detector or TCD
3. A flame photo metric detector FPD
4. An electron capture detector (ECD)
5. A mass spectrometer

• Keep number of fittings in gas line to a minimum
• Install purifiers in a suitable location near to the GC system
• Use log books for determining maintenance schedules
• Use indicating traps next to the GC system so that it can be determined when to change the traps that are upstream.
• Use plastic and glass bodied traps as they are normally verified at 150 psi, therefore, they are safe to use at the usual pressures required by the GC system.
• Use indicating traps in combination with a high capacity non-indicating oxygen trap.

Thus, by taking these simple maintenance steps, the GC system will work efficiently and will also help in reducing downtime.