GC Columns

Advanced GC Column Technology.

SGE offers a comprehensive GC capillary column range for almost any chromatographic application, providing the best possible combination of Performance, Robustness, Reproducibility, Low Bleed and Inertness.  Advanced technology ensures brilliant results every time.

Our most frequently chosen GC columns are listed below — other column configurations are available on request. Please contact your authorized distributor or your nearest SGE office.

For information on choosing a GC column click here, or contact us by e-mailing techsupport@sge.com

For a complete listing of all our GC columns, from which you can select the dimensions required click here.


Phase 

Column

Description

100% Dimethyl Polysiloxane

  forte BP1 An industry standard non-polar phase suitable for all routine analyses.
  forte SolGel-1ms Robust high temperature non-polar phase for mass spectrometry applications.
  forte BPX1 100% polydimethylsiloxane non-polar columns for Simulated Distillation in the petroleum industry.
  forte BP1 PONA A non-polar phase for PONA analysis.
 

5% Phenyl Methylpolysiloxane

  forte BP5 A general purpose phase with excellent high temperature characteristics. Popular columns used for a wide variety of applications.
 

5% Phenyl Polysilphenylene-siloxane

  forte BPX5 MS-Premium, low bleed columns with a maximum temperature up to 370°C. Suitable for trace analysis of pesticides, drugs, hydrocarbons and phenols. The BPX5 phase has been designed for robustness and is suitable for over 80% of all routine analyses performed by chromatographers.
 

5% Phenyl Polycarborane-siloxane

  forte HT5 Unique high temperature phase suited for simulated distillation and other petroleum applications. This column is the highest temperature column available with a maximum temperature up to 480°C.
 

8% Phenyl Polycarborane-siloxane

  forte HT8 Unique high temperature phase suited for the analysis of PolyChlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) congeners. The unique polarity of this phase gives excellent separation of PCB congeners.
 

35% Phenyl Polysilphenylene-siloxane

  forte BPX35 MS-Premium, low bleed columns with a maximum temperature up to 370°C. Especially suited for trace analysis of herbicides and aromatic columns.
  forte BPX608 Maximum temperature 370°C. Optimized for ECD.  Ideal for the analysis of organochlorine herbicides and pesticides.
 

50% Phenyl Polysilphenylene-siloxane

  forte BPX50 MS-Premium, low bleed columns with a maximum temperature up to 370°C. Suited for a range of EPA methods and pharmaceutical applications.
 

70% Cyanopropyl Polysilphenylene-siloxane

  forte BPX70 MS-Premium, low bleed columns with a maximum temperature up to 260°C. The polarity has been designed for Fatty Acid Methyl ester (FAME) analysis.
 

90% Cyanopropyl Polysilphenylene-siloxane


forte BPX90 MS-Premium, low bleed columns with a maximum temperature up to 280°C. Extremely polar phase for the fast separation of aromatics, perfumes, petrochemicals and other compounds that are difficult to resolve using conventional columns.
 

Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)

  forte SolGel-WAX Robust, high temperature polar WAX phase.  Less susceptible to damage by oxygen than conventional wax columns.
  forte BP20 (Wax) A very polar phase suited to the analysis of alcohols, ketones and aldehydes. Also offers excellent separation of aromatic isomers such as the xylene isomers.
 

Treated Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)

  forte BP21 (FFAP) A very polar Nitroterephthalic acid modified PEG phase suited to the analysis of free fatty acids.
 

14% Cyanoproylphenyl Polysiloxane

  forte BP10 (1701) This phase has been selected with a polarity suited for the separation of organochlorine pesticides listed in the EPA 608 and 8081 methods.
 

50% Cyanopropylphenyl Polysiloxane

  forte BP225 Useful for the analysis of Fatty Acid Methyl esters (FAMEs), carbohydrates, and neutral sterols.
 

Cyanopropylphenyl Polysiloxane (Volatiles)

  forte BPX-VOLATILES A polar phase used for EPA volatile organics analysis (EPA 624, SW-846 8240/8260), alcohol analysis and for USP G43.  290/300°C maximum temperature.
  forte BP624 A polar phase used for EPA volatile organics analysis (EPA 624, SW-846 8240/8260), alcohol analysis and for USP G43.
 

Permethylated Beta Cyclodextrin (Chiral)

  forte CYDEX-B

Chiral columns for the separation of enatiomeric compounds found in natural products.

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