Fiber Conditioning
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Fiber Conditioner
With some SPME fibers, a high temperature is necessary to desorb high boiling residues completely. Often the GC injector cannot be set to a high enough temperature because a column with a low temperature limit is installed. Using the SPME Fiber Conditioning Station the user can clean the fiber after desorption in a separate dedicated heating station. During this cleaning process the fiber can be heated up to 350°C and is purged with an inert gas flow. In a second heated and purged port a new fiber can be prepared already offline for following analyses. The cleaning process can be performed after every injection using the method parameter bakeout time, or after completion of a whole job queue by adding an extra cleaning job.
The PAL Fiber Conditioning Station is used together with the PAL SPME option to clean the SPME fiber between different runs or sequences. This optional cleaning station helps to keep clean the GC Injection port and the analytical column. The fiber is inserted into a heated and purged (He or N2) steel capillary tube for a predefined time period. A second cleaning port is available to prep ahead new fibers.(see diagram above) The cleaning station is fully controlled with the
COMBI PAL local firmware[1] and can be operated with or without a separate control software[2].
Special Note
Requires COMBI PAL with CTC regulator and uses the PAL AUX port
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Optional Fiber Cleaning Station 30 deg C-350deg C Inert Gas Purge |
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