Author
bmcbride

Published
27th June 2018

Gas Chromatography Method List Alternative to Helium

The list below shows methods which have been rewritten to use Hydrogen or Nitrogen carrier gas for GC as an alternative to Helium.

For methods which indicate that nitrogen gas or hyrdrogen gas can be used, a nitrogen generator or a hydrogen generator will be suitable for use.

Please note that customers using methods which need helium can also use Precision gas generators for detector or make-up gas.

 

 ASTM Methods
ASTM Methods Method title He H2 N2
D2549 Standard Test Method for Separation of Representative Aromatics and Nonaromatics Fractions of High-Boiling Oils by Elution Chromatography Green Tick    
D2287 Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography1, 2 Green Tick Green Tick Green Tick
D4815 Standard Test Method for Determination of MTBE, ETBE, TAME, DIPE, tertiary-Amyl Alcohol and C1 to C4 Alcohols in Gasoline by Gas Chromatography Green Tick Green Tick
D6352 Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Distillates in Boiling Range from 174 °C to 700 °C by Gas Chromatography Green Tick
D6729 Standard Test Method for Determination of Individual Components in Spark Ignition Engine Fuels by 100 Metre Capillary High Resolution Gas Chromatography Green Tick Green Tick  
D7096 Standard Test Method for Determination of the Boiling Range Distribution of Gasoline by Wide-Bore Capillary Gas Chromatography Green Tick Green Tick Green Tick
D7213 Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Distillates in the Boiling Range from 100 °C to 615 °C by Gas Chromatography Green Tick Green Tick Green Tick
D7398 Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) in the Boiling Range from 100 to 615°C by Gas Chromatography Green Tick    
D7500 Standard Test Method for Determination of Boiling Range Distribution of Distillates and Lubricating Base Oils—in Boiling Range from 100 °C to 735 °C by Gas Chromatography Green Tick
D7798 Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Distillates with Final Boiling Points up to 538°C by Ultra Fast Gas Chromatography (UF GC) Green Tick    
D7807 Standard Test Method for Determination of Boiling Range Distribution of Hydrocarbon and Sulfur Components of Petroleum Distillates by Gas Chromatography and Chemiluminescence Detection Green Tick    
D5501 Standard Test Method for Determination of Ethanol and Methanol Content in Fuels Containing Greater than 20% Ethanol by Gas Chromatography Green Tick Green Tick  
D6751 ( =EN14214) Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel Blend Stock (B100) for Middle Distillate Fuels Green Tick    
D6584 ( =EN14105) Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Monoglycerides, Total Diglycerides, Total Triglycerides, and Free and Total Glycerin in B-100 Biodiesel Methyl Esters by Gas Chromatography Green Tick    
D6159 Standard Test Method for Determination of Hydrocarbon Impurities in Ethylene by Gas Chromatography Green Tick    
D2712 Hydrocarbon Traces in Propylene Concentrates Green Tick Green Tick  
D4059 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Insulating Liquids by Gas Chromatography Green Tick Green Tick  
D2163 Standard Test Method for Determination of Hydrocarbons in Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases and Propane/Propene Mixtures by Gas Chromatography Green Tick    
D7169 Standard Test Method for Boiling Point Distribution of Samples with Residues Such as Crude Oils and Atmospheric and Vacuum Residues by High Temperature Gas Chromatography Green Tick Green Tick  
D6730 Standard Test Method for Determination of Individual Components in Spark Ignition Engine Fuels by 100–Metre Capillary (with Precolumn) High-Resolution Gas Chromatography Green Tick Green Tick  
D5504 Standard Test Method for Determination of Sulfur Compounds in Natural Gas and Gaseous Fuels by Gas Chromatography and Chemiluminescence Green Tick Green Tick  
D4492 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Benzene by Gas Chromatography Green Tick Green Tick  
D5580 Standard Test Method for Determination of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, p/m-Xylene, o-Xylene, C9 and Heavier Aromatics, and Total Aromatics in Finished Gasoline by Gas Chromatography Green Tick  
D6417 Standard Test Method for Estimation of Engine Oil Volatility by Capillary Gas Chromatography1 Green Tick Green Tick Green Tick

 

indicates methods for which H2 and N2 have not been officially verified, but we are aware of customers using H2 or N2 for the method successfully.

 

 USP Methods
USP Method Method title He H2 N2
467 Residual Solvents analysis Green Tick   Green Tick

 

 EPA Methods
EPA Methods Title Instrument Carrier Gas Makeup Reaction
8260C Volatile Organic Compounds By Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)   GC-MSD H2    
8270C/8270D Semivolatile Organic Compounds By Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) GC-MSD H2    
8095 Explosives By Gas Chromatography GC-ECD H2 N2  
502.2 Volatile Organic Compounds In Water By Purge And Trap Capillary Column Gas Chromatography With Photoionization And Electrolytic Conductivity Detectors In Series GC-PID/ECD He   H2
504 1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB), 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloro-Propane (DBCP), And 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (123TCP) In Water By Microextraction And Gas Chromatography GC-PID/ECD He   H2
524.3 Volatile Organic Compounds In Finished Drinking Water GC-MSD H2 Or N2    
525.2 Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water by Liquid-Solid Extraction and Capillary Column Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry GC-MSD H2    

H2 carrier gas and N2 detector gas suitable for RGA analysis

 

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When it comes to GC, you need precision, which is why Peak has designed the Precision range of gas generators specifically for GC. Within the range you will find nitrogen, hydrogen, zero air and compressed air gas generators at various flow rates, allowing you to create your ideal GC gas solution.

 

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