Orchid

Orchid

Orchid

Product catalog summary
Overview
The Sercon Orchid is a high-performance combustion/pyrolysis interface designed for coupling gas chromatography (GC) with isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS). It facilitates the combustion or pyrolysis of compounds in mixtures while preserving chromatography, ensuring well-resolved sample peaks for accurate analysis.
Key Features
  • Temperature programmable furnace up to 1500˚C.
  • Thermally stable gas flow to maintain chromatography.
  • Compatible with all commercially available GC and GC-MS systems, including Agilent and Shimadzu.
  • Full integration with GC autosamplers, inlets, and additional detectors.
Sample Measurement
  • Furnace tube designs optimized for 13C, 15N, 2H, and 18O measurements.
  • Dynamic water removal using a low dead-volume hydrophilic membrane.
  • Built-in oxygen regeneration line for easy re-oxidation of combustion chemicals, eliminating the need for extra valves and back flushing.
Analysis Capabilities
  • δ13C Analysis: Conversion of carbon in peaks to CO2 for measurement.
  • δ15N Analysis: Conversion of nitrogen in peaks to NOx and N2, with reduction to N2 for measurement.
  • δ18O and δ2H Analysis: Conversion of oxygen to CO or hydrogen to H2 in pyrolysis mode for measurement.
Custom Solutions and Support
  • Custom solutions manual, plumbing diagrams, and on-site training available for unique applications.
  • Advice on sample preparation, inlet type, column type, and method development.
  • Inlet options include split/splitless, PTV, SPME, on-column, and multi-mode injectors.
  • Autosampler options include carousel, tray, and robotic systems.
  • Additional detector options include FID, ECD, and TCD.
  • Comprehensive customer support with remote assistance and rapid on-site response from experienced engineers.
Technical Specifications
  • Power requirements: 100-240 VAC.
  • Helium and oxygen purity: 99.998%.
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The Sercon Orchid innovators in isotopes The Sercon Orchid The high performance gas chromatograph combustion / pyrolysis interface The Sercon Orchid is the high performance combustion / pyrolysis interface for hyphenation of GC to IRMS instruments, allowing combustion or pyrolysis of compounds in a mixture. The Orchid preserves chromatography during sample conversion, ensuring that sample peaks remain well resolved when they reach the IRMS. The high sensitivity of the HS2022 ensures excellent data even for small peaks within a sample mixture. Key features include: • Temperature programmable furnace up to 1500˚C he high• performanceflow throughout maintains chromatography Thermally stable gas gas chromatograph combustion / pyrolysis interface • Versatility of analysis through design – compatible with all commercially available GC and GC-MS systems, including those from ey features include: Agilent and Shimadzu     • Full integration with GC autosamplers, inlets and additional detectors Temperature programmable furnace up to 1500˚C Sample measurement: Thermally stable gas flow throughout maintains chromatography • Furnace tube designs optimised for C, N, H and O measurements Versatility of analysis through design – compatible with all commercially available GC and • Dynamic water removal by low dead-volume hydrophilic membrane • Re-oxidation of combustion chemicals easily achieved using built in oxygen regeneration line, avoiding GC-MS systems, including those from Agilent and Shimadzu the need for extra valves and ‘back flushing’ Full integration with GC autosamplers, inlets and additional detectors 13 Furnace tube designs optimised for 13C, 15N, 2H and 18O measurements Dynamic water removal by low dead-volume hydrophilic membrane C O L L A B O R A T E • C R E A T E • I N N O V A T E Re-oxidation of combustion chemicals easily achieved using built in oxygen regeneration line, avoiding the ne

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The Sercon Orchid The high performance gas chromatograph combustion / pyrolysis interface The Orchid interface can be fully integrated with all commercially Inlet options: available GC and GC-MS systems, including those from Agilent and Split/splitless, PTV, SPME, on-column, and multi-mode injectors Shimadzu – Sercon have a strong working relationship with both Autosampler options: companies. The GC systems can be supplied with additional inlets and detectors as required by the application of interest. δ13 performance high C Analysis Additional Detector options: gas chromatograph combustion /...

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