GC Columns

SGE offers a comprehensive range of forte GC capillary columns for almost any chromatographic application. Advanced technology ensures brilliant results every time.

forte GC capillary columns are now available with SilGuard guard columns for extended analytical column lifetime.

Our most frequently chosen columns are listed below — other column configurations are available on request.

For information on choosing a column click here. 

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


PhaseColumnDescription
100% Dimethyl Polysiloxane
 forte BP1An industry standard non-polar phase suitable for all routine analyses.
 forte SolGel-1msRobust high temperature non-polar phase for mass spectrometry applications.
 forte BPX1A 100% polydimethylsiloxane non-polar column for Simulated Distillation in the petroleum industry.
 forte BP1 PONAA non-polar phase for PONA analysis.
 
5% Phenyl Methylpolysiloxane
 forte BP5A general purpose phase with excellent high temperature characteristics. Popular column used for a wide variety of applications.
 
5% Phenyl Polysilphenylene-siloxane
 forte BPX5A MS-Premium, low bleed column 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 HT5Unique 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 HT8Unique 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 BPX35An MS-Premium, low bleed column with a maximum temperature up to 370°C. Especially suited for trace analysis of herbicides and aromatic columns.
 forte BPX608Maximum temperature 370°C. Optimized for ECD.  Ideal for the analysis of organochlorine herbicides and pesticides.
 
50% Phenyl Polysilphenylene-siloxane
 forte BPX50An MS-Premium, low bleed column with a maximum temperature up to 370°C. Suited for a range of EPA methods and pharmaceutical applications.
 
70% Cyanopropyl Polysilphenylene-siloxane
 forte BPX70An MS-Premium, low bleed column with a maximum temperature up to 260°C. Polarity has been designed for Fatty Acid Methyl ester (FAME) analysis.
 
90% Cyanopropyl Polysilphenylene-siloxane
forte BPX90An MS-Premium, low bleed column with a maximum temperature up to 280°C. Extremely polar column for fast separation of aromatics, perfumes, petrochemicals and other compounds that are difficult to resolve using conventional columns.
 
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)
 forte SolGel-WAXRobust, high temperature polar WAX phase.
 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 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 BP225Useful for the analysis of Fatty Acid Methyl esters (FAMEs), carbohydrates, and neutral sterols.
 
Cyanopropylphenyl Polysiloxane (Volatiles)
 forte BPX-VOLATILESA 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 BP624A 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 column for the separation of enatiomeric compounds found in natural products.