Shimadzu’s Comprehensive GC-MS (GCxGC-MS) System is suited for a variety of applications, including analysis of complex matrices such as a natural products that are hard analyze by conventional GC or GC-MS, and grouping analysis based on two-dimensional chromatograph patterns.

Food, Flavor & Fragrance, Environment, Petrochemical etc,

Peaks with similar boiling points that could not be separated adequately with one-dimensional chromatography can now be separated based on differences in polarity. This allows analysis of components that previously were difficult to separate in samples with complex matrices.

GCxGC provides image patterns that can be correlated to compound structure; this capability is especially useful for grouping analysis of mixtures containing many components.


Analysis of Diesel Oil
The image shows patterns that indicate the number of benzene rings and number of carbons.

Specialized GCxGC qualitative-quantitative software, GC Image*, is provided to support analysis of GCxGC data. The GC Image enables direct loading of GC×GC data obtained by GCsolution or GCMSsolution, conversion of the data into two-dimensional images to perform qualitative-quantitative analysis. Grouping and report creation are also easily possible.

* GCxGC thermal modulator and GC Image are products of Zoex Corporation (United States).