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Advanced flow technology - detector splitting system

Compounds eluting from an analytical
FID
column may be split to multiple
detectors to obtain multiple chromato-
grams. Offering abundant information
Advanced flow technology in a single analysis, this system saves

time and money and improves produc-
tivity. The combination of common FTD
Advanced flow technology is a capillary analysis system implementing chromatographic techniques like backflush, heart
cut, and detector switching. detector and selective detector can
It can achieve high efficiency and high separation by improving the efficiency of analysis and accurately separating the improve the analysis accuracy and
target component from the complex original samples. support the analysis of complex samples
Special software for each system can be downloaded free of charge from the homepage of Shimadzu official website. with more impurities.
FPD
Advanced flow technology - backflush system Injector Detector

The backflush system reverses the carrier gas flow after the target compounds have eluted, to discharge residual late eluting com-
Detector
pounds in the column through the injection port split vent, thus shortening the analysis time and improving productivity. In addition, Chromatographic
column
high-boiling point components are discharged efficiently to reduce the bakeout time and thus prevent column deterioration, contamina-
tion and retention time shifts. Simultaneous analysis of grape seed oil with detector splitting system (FID, FTD, FPD)
Target component Unnecessary (high-boiling point) component
Injector Detector

Normal analysis APC Detector
pressure
control Schematic diagram of detector splitting system
Chromatographic Damper
column tube
8 Backflush
analysis time shortened from about 22min to min device
Low boiling point
Backflush analysis High boiling point component
component
2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0 22.5 min Schematic diagram of backflush system Advanced flow technology - detector switching system
Analysis of ethanol in solution
(comparison between conventional analysis and backflush analysis)

The detector switching system controls sample introduction Injector 1st detector 2nd detector
Advanced flow technology - heart cutting system through the switching device at the column outlet. Unlike the
detector splitting system, the detector switching system can
The heart cutting system uses two chromatographic columns Injector 1st column 2nd detector distribute the chromatographic column fractions to different
with different separation characteristics to separate specific detectors.
Chromatographic
compounds from complex original samples for quantitation. It column
Switching unit
can achieve high separation analysis which cannot be achieved
1st 2nd
by single chromatographic column. detector detector Schematic diagram of detector switching system

Switching unit

Schematic diagram of heart cutting system
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