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• Stable up to 430°C—lowest bleed for longest column lifetime.
• Reliably meet all ASTM D6352 and D7500 specifications.
• 100% dimethyl polysiloxane phase allows easy comparisons to historical data.

• New bonding process minimizes particle release, reducing column blockage and protecting instrument parts.
• More consistent flow means stable retention times in Deans and related flow switching techniques.
• Outstanding peak symmetry improves impurity analysis for gases, solvents, and hydrocarbons.

• Application-specific columns.
• Meet ASTM and CGSB requirements for detailed hydrocarbon analysis.

• PIANO blends: used for calibrating complex hydrocarbon analyses.
• PONA-VI: prepared to provide nearly every component that may be encountered in feedstock and finished gasolines.

• Stable storage of sulfur and mercury at ppb levels.
• Inert coating doesn't flake; more durable than Teflon®.

• Protect your data and analytical column by leak checking.
• Ergonomic, hand-held design with rugged side grips for added durability.
• Detectable gases: helium, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen.

New Solutions for Your Petro Analyses

Chromatograms, technical tips, and products developed specifically for petrochemical testing. Detailed recommendations for simulated distillation, PLOT column applications, DHA, D3606, biodiesel, permanent gases and hydrocarbons.

lit. cat.# PCFL1195A (786kb PDF)

Stabilized GC PLOT Columns 

New bonded PLOT columns from Restek offer significantly reduced particle release, which extends column lifetime and gives highly reproducible retention times. This flyer illustrates improved flow and chromatography for various gases and solvents.
lit. cat.# PCFL1163A (413kb PDF)

Increase Productivity: Get More Runs from Your SimDist Setup
Using Next Generation MXT®-1HT Columns

New MXT®-1HT SimDist GC columns are shown to outperform competitors, allowing more productive D6352 analyses. Low bleed levels ensure accurate data and longer column lifetime. High efficiency improves resolution, assuring more samples can be run within method specifications.

 lit. cat.# PCFL1201 (348kb PDF)

17 Minute D2712 Analysis of Impurities in Propylene Using PLOT Columns 

When analyzing hydrocarbon impurities in propylene by ASTM D2712, using an Rt®-Alumina BOND Na2SO4 PLOT column instead of a packed column setup provides the greatest degree of resolution in the least amount of time.

 lit. cat.# PCAN1202 (120kb PDF)

Analysis of Impurities in Ethylene by ASTM D6159-97 

When testing for impurities in ethylene using ASTM D6159-97, the combination of an Rt®-Alumina BOND column coupled to an Rtx®-1 column provides the best resolution of the most common hydrocarbon contaminants.

lit. cat.# PCAN1174 (176kb PDF)

Content previously published in Petro Industry News

New PLOT Column Technology Stabilizes Flow and Improves Analysis of Light Hydrocarbons, Solvents, and Permanent Gases 

Content previously published in Petro Industry News

New PLOT columns offer significantly reduced particle release, extending column lifetime and assuring highly reproducible retention times column-to-column. Improved applications for porous polymer, molecular sieve, and alumina columns. 

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Tighten Control of Distillation Processes with the New MXT®-1HT Sim Dist Column

Content previously published in Petro Industry News

New MXT®-1HT SimDist GC columns outperform competitors, allowing more productive D6352 analyses. Here we demonstrate lower bleed levels and higher efficiency, improving resolution and assuring more samples can be run within method specifications. 

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Content previously published in International Laboratory

Jaap de Zeeuw discusses recent advances in PLOT column technology in an International Laboratory article. New stabilization technology minimizes particle release, assuring more consistent flow and better performance for a number of applications.
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Content previously published in Petro Industry News

Restek's new D3606 column set outperforms TCEP columns for gasoline testing. The D3606 set has higher thermal stability and reliably resolves benzene from ethanol, resulting in more accurate quantitation.
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Content previously published in Petro Industry News

Rtx®-1 PONA columns are highly stable and can be run with helium or hydrogen under accelerated conditions. Restek has developed a new DHA method using Rtx®-1 PONA columns with hydrogen that can double refinery sample throughput.
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Using Siltek® and Sulfinert® Surface Treated Components

Refinery and natural gas samples often contain trace amounts of sulphur- and mercury-containing compounds, which can interfere with reactions, poison catalysts in petrochemical processes, and damage equipment. Because these compounds quickly react with stainless steel surfaces, accurate determination of these compounds is impossible when samples are collected and stored in untreated sample cylinders. Restek's Siltek® and Sulfinert® passivation techniques bond an inert layer into the surface of stainless steel, preventing active compounds from reacting with or adsorbing to the steel.
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Fused silica columns traditionally have been used for analyzing glycerin in biodiesel, but metal columns offer significant performance advantages. How can analysts determine which column is best for their lab? Here we compare fused silica and metal column performance for total glycerin analysis of biodiesel and offer guidelines for column selection.
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