Customize your gas chromatography
Thermo Scientific Gas Chromatography (GC) and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) Systems offer modularity, enabling you to customize your GC and GC-MS experiments and find the best fit for your laboratory workflows. Thermo Scientific TRACE 1300 and Thermo Scientific TRACE 1310 Gas Chromatographs offer innovative solutions for routine, high-throughput labs as well as gas chromatographers involved in research and method development. The Thermo Scientific Exactive GC Orbitrap MS System and Q Exactive GC Orbitrap MS System offer an unprecedented level of performance in both quantitative and qualitative GC-MS. Our robust Thermo Scientific ISQ 7000 Single Quadrupole GC-MS System enables specificity and confidence of mass spectral data for a wide range of GC applications and methodologies, while the productive yet reliable Thermo Scientific TSQ 9000 Triple Quadrupole GC-MS/MS System is the gold standard for sensitive and specific quantitation of target compounds.
Our GC analyzers can be used in a variety of applications, including environmental and industrial, oil and gas, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and forensic and toxicology. The unique modular design of our GC systems offers simplified maintenance, with reduced downtime and high flexibility to adapt to evolving analytical needs.
Browse our complete gas chromatography portfolio below, or let one of our experts help you tailor a selection specific to your GC applications and workflow needs.
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- What is a GC workflow?
- How do I prepare my sample for GC or GC-MS?
- Which GC column is best for my application?
- Which samples are best with non-polar GC columns?
- Which samples are best with polar GC columns?
- Which GC columns work best for both polar and non-polar samples?
- Which software can I use to analyze my gas chromatogram data?
What is a GC workflow?
The complete GC workflow involves sample preparation, sample injection and separation on a gas chromatographic column, analyte detection, and ultimately, GC or GC-MS data analysis. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers instruments, detectors, autosamplers, and software to enable you to build your GC workflow here.
GC Autosamplers
Modern GC Autosamplers allow for unattended liquid or headspace sample injection into the GC column, increasing the sample throughput and delivering better injection repeatability compared to manual operation. Robotic autosamplers like the Thermo Scientific TriPlus RSH, enable a higher level of automation and versatility, offering a range of sampling techniques spanning liquid, static and dynamic headspace, and SPME, as well as sample preparation capability like dilutions, additions, and derivatization functions.
GC Injectors
Our instant connect injectors offer maximum flexibility and performance to meet all types of routine and research analytical needs. The unique modular design allows to swap injector modules in less than two minutes, maximizing instrument uptime during maintenance, offering a cost-saving back up in the lab and facilitating troubleshooting.
- Instant Connect Split/Splitless (SSL) Injector
- Instant Connect Split/Splitless (SSL) Backflush Injector
- Instant Connect-Helium Saver Split/Splitless (SSL) Injector
- Instant Connect Programmable Temperature Vaporizing (PTV) Injector
- Instant Connect Programmable Temperature Vaporizing (PTV) Backflush Injector
GC Detectors
Our “Instant Connect” injectors and detectors redefine flexibility and usability in GC and GC-MS analysis. This unique capability can also enable continuous operation or dramatically reduce maintenance downtime—just replace dirty units with clean backups and be back to running samples again in a few minutes.
Gas Chromatography Columns
Featuring high temperature stability, low bleed and long lifetimes, our proven GC columns range from polar to non-polar to specialty GC columns for a multitude of GC or GC-MS applications.
Orbitrap GC-MS
Experience an unprecedented level of quantitative and qualitative GC-MS performance easily and routinely with Thermo Scientific Orbitrap GC-MS systems. Go beyond what’s possible in your lab and redefine the frontiers of GC-MS analysis
Single Quadrupole GC-MS
Add the specificity and confidence of mass spectral data to a wide range of GC applications and methodologies with a Thermo Scientific single quadrupole mass spectrometer. This robust, easy-to-use system ensures laboratory productivity.
Triple Quadrupole GC-MS
Use the gold standard for sensitive, specific quantitation of target compounds. This Thermo Scientific Triple Quadrupole GC-MS/MS system combines superb sensitivity and selectivity with outstanding productivity and reliability.
Magnetic Sector GC-HRMS
Get the performance of high-sensitivity, high-resolution magnetic sector mass spectrometry in a simple, easy-to-use package with a Thermo Scientific DFS Magnetic Sector GC-HRMS system.
GC Software
Discover why our Chromeleon Data Systems offer is the all-in-one solution for chromatography instrument control and integration with other systems.
GC Autosamplers
Modern GC Autosamplers allow for unattended liquid or headspace sample injection into the GC column, increasing the sample throughput and delivering better injection repeatability compared to manual operation. Robotic autosamplers like the Thermo Scientific TriPlus RSH, enable a higher level of automation and versatility, offering a range of sampling techniques spanning liquid, static and dynamic headspace, and SPME, as well as sample preparation capability like dilutions, additions, and derivatization functions.
GC Injectors
Our instant connect injectors offer maximum flexibility and performance to meet all types of routine and research analytical needs. The unique modular design allows to swap injector modules in less than two minutes, maximizing instrument uptime during maintenance, offering a cost-saving back up in the lab and facilitating troubleshooting.
- Instant Connect Split/Splitless (SSL) Injector
- Instant Connect Split/Splitless (SSL) Backflush Injector
- Instant Connect-Helium Saver Split/Splitless (SSL) Injector
- Instant Connect Programmable Temperature Vaporizing (PTV) Injector
- Instant Connect Programmable Temperature Vaporizing (PTV) Backflush Injector
GC Detectors
Our “Instant Connect” injectors and detectors redefine flexibility and usability in GC and GC-MS analysis. This unique capability can also enable continuous operation or dramatically reduce maintenance downtime—just replace dirty units with clean backups and be back to running samples again in a few minutes.
Gas Chromatography Columns
Featuring high temperature stability, low bleed and long lifetimes, our proven GC columns range from polar to non-polar to specialty GC columns for a multitude of GC or GC-MS applications.
Orbitrap GC-MS
Experience an unprecedented level of quantitative and qualitative GC-MS performance easily and routinely with Thermo Scientific Orbitrap GC-MS systems. Go beyond what’s possible in your lab and redefine the frontiers of GC-MS analysis
Single Quadrupole GC-MS
Add the specificity and confidence of mass spectral data to a wide range of GC applications and methodologies with a Thermo Scientific single quadrupole mass spectrometer. This robust, easy-to-use system ensures laboratory productivity.
Triple Quadrupole GC-MS
Use the gold standard for sensitive, specific quantitation of target compounds. This Thermo Scientific Triple Quadrupole GC-MS/MS system combines superb sensitivity and selectivity with outstanding productivity and reliability.
Magnetic Sector GC-HRMS
Get the performance of high-sensitivity, high-resolution magnetic sector mass spectrometry in a simple, easy-to-use package with a Thermo Scientific DFS Magnetic Sector GC-HRMS system.
GC Software
Discover why our Chromeleon Data Systems offer is the all-in-one solution for chromatography instrument control and integration with other systems.
Learn how our GC Systems have been used in applications
Food and beverage applications
The vital job of characterizing food properties in today’s modern laboratory—from pesticide residues analysis, mycotoxin analysis, and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to food labeling—helps ensure high-quality and safe food products and consumer confidence. Thermo Scientific GC-MS systems provide you with complete end-to-end food analysis workflow solutions.
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Oil and gas applications
Find out how the TRACE 1310 Gas Chromatograph, Instant Connect ECD, Instant Connect SSL Injector, and Chromeleon CDS software are used in gas chromatography to assess the purity, composition, and impurities in petroleum products such as crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas, refined oils, and other samples.
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Environmental and industrial applications
Use the TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 to maintain compliance with safety regulations such as the EPA and FDA for volatiles, semi-volatiles, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), herbicides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and dioxins.
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Pharmaceutical applications
Uphold the highest standards with our GC autosamplers and GC detectors for residual solvents, basic drugs, small chiral molecules, methods following specific monographs, and measurement of extractables and leachables.
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Forensic and toxicology applications
GC-MS and HRAM GC-MS for targeted and non-targeted screening of illicit chemicals in biological fluids, for drugs of abuse (DoA) assessment, and doping control testing. Determination of alcohol intoxication in blood in agreement with local “impaired driving” regulations.
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Food and beverage applications
The vital job of characterizing food properties in today’s modern laboratory—from pesticide residues analysis, mycotoxin analysis, and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to food labeling—helps ensure high-quality and safe food products and consumer confidence. Thermo Scientific GC-MS systems provide you with complete end-to-end food analysis workflow solutions.
Learn more
Oil and gas applications
Find out how the TRACE 1310 Gas Chromatograph, Instant Connect ECD, Instant Connect SSL Injector, and Chromeleon CDS software are used in gas chromatography to assess the purity, composition, and impurities in petroleum products such as crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas, refined oils, and other samples.
Learn more
Environmental and industrial applications
Use the TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 to maintain compliance with safety regulations such as the EPA and FDA for volatiles, semi-volatiles, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), herbicides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and dioxins.
Learn more
Pharmaceutical applications
Uphold the highest standards with our GC autosamplers and GC detectors for residual solvents, basic drugs, small chiral molecules, methods following specific monographs, and measurement of extractables and leachables.
Learn more
Forensic and toxicology applications
GC-MS and HRAM GC-MS for targeted and non-targeted screening of illicit chemicals in biological fluids, for drugs of abuse (DoA) assessment, and doping control testing. Determination of alcohol intoxication in blood in agreement with local “impaired driving” regulations.
Learn more
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