Spectra | VUV Analytics

Shining a new light in gas chromatography and streaming gas applications.

Everything absorbs strongly in the VUV spectrum. Compounds can be unambiguously identified and quantitated in a variety of applications including oil & gas, forensics, fragrances & flavors, petrochemical, environmental, and life science. VUV detectors provide unmatched selectivity of isomers and co-eluting analytes without the need for chromatographic baseline resolution. Unlike legacy detection methods, VUV spectroscopy allows for more automated analysis with lower risk of errors, shorter chromatography run times, and higher analytical throughput.

Universal, yet selective detector with very sensitive spectral response
Easy deconvolution and quantitation of co‑eluting analytes
Robust technology with no reliance on vacuum pumps
No calibration required – 1st principle detection technique provides a predictable linear response
Complements mass spectrometry by fully characterizing isomers and compounds with low mass quant ions

Acyclic Terpenes

Industry: Flavors & Fragrances

GC-VUV easily differentiates flavor and fragrance isomers while providing their relative concentrations.

Aromatics

Industry: Fuels Refining

ASTM Method D8071 delivers complete and fully automated PIONA analysis in a single injection.

Bicyclic Terpenes

Industry: Flavors & Fragrances

GC-VUV easily differentiates flavor and fragrance isomers while providing their relative concentrations.

Bicyclic Terpenes

Industry: Flavors & Fragrances

GC-VUV easily differentiates flavor and fragrance isomers while providing their relative concentrations.

Catalyst Killers

Industry: Petrochemical

VUV spectroscopy resolves product-related isomers and characterizes process impurities such as aldehydes, catalyst killers, and water all in the same run.

Class 1 Residual Solvents

Industry: Pharma

Pharma VUV spectroscopy offers high sensitivity and unmatched selectivity for single run screening of API contaminants and Class 1–3 (and other) residual solvents.

Class 2 Residual Solvents

Industry: Pharma

Pharma VUV spectroscopy offers high sensitivity and unmatched selectivity for single run screening of API contaminants and Class 1–3 (and other) residual solvents.

Class 2 Residual Solvents

Industry: Pharma

Pharma VUV spectroscopy offers high sensitivity and unmatched selectivity for single run screening of API contaminants and Class 1–3 (and other) residual solvents.

Class 3 Residual Solvents

Industry: Pharma

Pharma VUV spectroscopy offers high sensitivity and unmatched selectivity for single run screening of API contaminants and Class 1–3 (and other) residual solvents.

FAMEs

Industry: Food & Beverage Safety

Process impurity and product quality control testing is straightforward using GC-VUV automated analysis.

Fentanyl

Industry: Forensics

GC-VUV offers forensics researchers a single platform for isomer differentiation, co-eluting analyte deconvolution, compound class characterization, and quantitative analysis.

Fragrance Spectra

Industry: Flavors & Fragrances

GC-VUV easily differentiates flavor and fragrance isomers while providing their relative concentrations.

Isoparaffins

Industry: Fuels Refining

ASTM Method D8071 delivers complete and fully automated PIONA analysis in a single injection.

Monocyclic Terpenes

Industry: Flavors & Fragrances

GC-VUV easily differentiates flavor and fragrance isomers while providing their relative concentrations.

Naphthenes

Industry: Fuels Refining

ASTM Method D8071 delivers complete and fully automated PIONA analysis in a single injection.

Olefin

Industry: Fuels Refining

ASTM Method D8071 delivers complete and fully automated PIONA analysis in a single injection.

Paraffins

Industry: Fuels Refining

ASTM Method D8071 delivers complete and fully automated PIONA analysis in a single injection.

PCBs

Industry: Agrochemical

GC-VUV delivers an automated method for monitoring pesticide residues in food, water, soil and tissue samples.

Solvents

Industry: Specialty Chemicals

GC-VUV provides definitive characterization of chemical compounds and their precursors along with straightforward data processing workflows to eliminate guesswork.

VOCs

Industry: Petrochemical

VUV spectroscopy resolves product-related isomers and characterizes process impurities such as aldehydes, catalyst killers, and water all in the same run.