Natural Gas Analysis
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.
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 separation) |
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 |
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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 |
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GC-2014 system is also available for some applications.
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COA Search for SH Series GC Columns is now available
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Shimadzu GC Driver for Waters Empower has been released
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Greenhouse Gas Analysis
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Three Analytical and Measuring Instruments Win the Internationally Recognized “iF Design Award 2024”
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