Recently, natural gas has been recognized as a clean resournce for energy, in addition to being a raw material for chemical products. Recently a cutting-edge drilling technology has increased the use of shale gas. As the production area diversifies, the need for gas composition analysis has increased. Shimadzu addresses analytical requests with a wide system GC lineup. For analysis of liquified gas, such as LPG, a dedicated injector with a vaporizer is available. Both manual injection and online injection are available. The operation software can automatically calculate needed values, such as indexes, calorific values, etc.
The ultrafast natural gas analyzer UFRGA
Natural Gas Analysis System Lineup
Model Name | Nexis GC-2030 BIDUFNGA | Nexis GC-2030FNGA-II1 | Nexis GC-2030FNGA-II2 | Nexis GC-2030FNGA1 | Nexis GC-2030FNGA2 |
| Reference Method | ASTM-D1945, ASTM-D3588, GPA-2261 | ASTM-D1945, ASTM-D3588, GPA-2261 | ASTM-D1945, ASTM-D3588, GPA-2261 | ASTM-D1945, ASTM-D3588, GPA-2261 | ASTM-D1945, ASTM-D3588, GPA-2261 |
| Type of Detector | BID, FID | TCDx2, FID | TCD, FID | TCDx2, FID | TCD, FID |
| Target Compounds | Permanent gases, C1-C5, H2S, C6+(backflush) | H2, O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C5, C6+(backflush) | O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C5, C6+(backflush) | He, H2, O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C5, C6+ (backflush) | O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C5, C6+ (backflush) |
| Analysis Time | 5 minutes | 10 minutes | 10 minutes | 10 minutes | 10 minutes |
| Others | Permanent gases>10 ppm, H2S>100 ppm, CH4>100 ppm, Other hydrocarbons>10 ppm, Calorific value software available | Permanent gases>100 ppm, H2S>1000 ppm, CH4>20%, Other hydrocarbons>10 ppm, Calorific value software available | Permanent gases> 100 ppm, H2S>1000 ppm, CH4>20%, Other hydrocarbons>10 ppm, Calorific value software available | Permanent gases>50 ppm, H2S>500 ppm, Hydrocarbons>10 ppm, Calorific value software available | Permanent gases>50 ppm, H2S>500 ppm, Hydrocarbons>10 ppm, Calorific value software available |
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| Model Name | Nexis GC-2030ENGA1 | Nexis GC-2030ENGA2 | Nexis GC-2030NGA1 | Nexis GC-2030NGA2 | Nexis GC-2030HNR1 | Nexis GC-2030HNR2 |
| Reference Method | ASTM-D1945, ASTM-D3588, GPA-2261 | ASTM-D1945, ASTM-D3588, GPA-2261 | ASTM-D1945, ASTM-D3588, GPA-2261 | ASTM-D1945, ASTM-D3588 | – | – |
| Type of Detector | TCDx2, FID | TCDx2, FID | TCD | TCD | FID | FID |
| Target Compounds | He, H2, O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C14 | H2, O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C18 | He, H2, O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C5 (Better He and H2 sepration) | O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C5, C6+(backflush) | C1-C5 C6+(backflush) | C1-C5 C6+(backflush) |
| Analysis Time | 30 minutes | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 10 minutes |
| Others | Permanent gases>50 ppm, H2S>500 ppm, Hydrocarbons>10 ppm, Liquified samples can be directly injected. | Permanent gases>50 ppm, H2S>500 ppm, Hydrocarbons>10 ppm, Liquified samples can be directly injected. | – | – | C1 is 0.01%,C2-C6 is 0.001% Packed column as main column | Hydrocarbons > 0.001% Good separation |
| Application Datasheet | Download | Download | Download | Download | Download | Download |
ISO6974-3
ISO6974-4
Compliant systems are also available.
LPG Analysis System Lineup
| Model Name | Nexis GC-2030LPGHC1 | Nexis GC-2030LPGHC2 | Nexis GC-2030DFC1 |
| Type of Detector | FID | FID | FID x2 |
| Target Compounds | 10 ppm for hydrocarbon C1-C6 | 10 ppm for hydrocarbon C1-C6 | 0.1 ppm to 90% for C1-C5, 0.1 ppm to 10% for Methanol, 0.1 ppm to 10% for Ethanol |
| Analysis Time | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 11 minutes |
| Others | LPG is vaporized by on-line vaporizer device. | Liquid sample is measured by internal sample loop in the liquid sampling device. | Analysis of methanol and ethanol in LPG |
| Application Datasheet | Download | Download | Download |
GC-2014 system is also available for some applications.
