Helium Purifiers from VICI Metronics

gas purifiers
Helium purifiers from VICI Metronics
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  • Original equipment in Agilient® Mass Spec and LC Mass Spec
  • Reduce gas impurities from high PPM to low PPB levels
  • Decrease baseline noise and increase GC/MS sensitivity
  • Replace three traps with one purifier

Gas purification is critical to GC performance. Several types of contaminants are detrimental - notably moisture, hydrocarbons, and oxygen. VICI Metronics gas purifier modules are designed to be placed in-line with the GC carrier or detector gas supply to remove these contaminants from the analytical gases prior to their entering the GC.

Gas purification is optimized by a multiple bed format. Each bed functions at a lower contaminant concentration, resulting in a series of contaminant concentration gradients across the length of the gas purifier.

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Multiple bed format
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VICI Metronics gas purifiers dramatically reduce contaminant levels and absorb a greater variety of contaminants than other gas purification products. Advanced materials and design features guarantee that the modules will produce gases that are at least a factor of ten higher than a 99.9999% "chromatography grade" cylinder of gas when the purifier is supplied by a 99.995% cylinder. The cost difference between the two grades of gas will pay for the cost of the gas purifier several times over during its operating life.

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Helium purifier effectiveness
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Fitting size Length Product No.
1/8" 22.5" P100-1*
1/4" 22.5" P100-2
* Original equipment for Agilent Mass Spec and LC Mass Spec (Agilent part# 5182-3467)

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SPECIFICATIONS

Max inlet pressure:
  1000 psi; Recommended flow:
  500 mL/min

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SAFETY NOTE

Not to be used for purification of oxygen