The Mini GC is a small, lightweight, portable gas chromatograph that has the same easy to use features as the rest of the Forston Labs LabNavigator sensor products.
It is an instrument for separating, analyzing, and identifying substances contained in a volatile liquid or gaseous sample. The Mini GC can detect and distinguish between families of compounds, including alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, aromatic hydrocarbons, carboxylic acids, chlorinated hydrocarbons, esters, ethers, and nitriles. It has all of the key components of a traditional gas chromatograph, including an injection port, temperature and pressure controls, a capillary column through which different substances pass at different rates depending on various chemical and physical properties, and a sensor for detecting the arrival of compounds. It has a patented MEMS chip sensor that allows for room air to be used as a carrier gas.
The Mini GC connects to the LabNavigator and the LabNavigator App software allow users to easily control data-collection parameters, then collect data in real time. After the peaks are detected, the software allows you to determine retention times and/or integrate peaks to help quantify the relative amount of each compound present in the sample.
With a retail price of under $4,895 which includes a Mini GC, LabNavigator and software, the product is an amazing tool for field techs and the labs that support them. Tailoring their system with any of the 30+ sensors available, the users can perform real time analysis on-site beyond anything they’ve been able to do in the past.
The data can be linked to site information using the LabNavigator GPS capabilities but also it can be transmitted to the supporting laboratory and chemist using cell phone technology and many of today’s smart phones.
The attractive cost of the system, ease of use and ability to measure, track and analyze a full range of chemical parameters makes the product unique in the market.
