Device Name / Brand / Model
• Name: Gas Chromatography System (GC–MS / Headspace)
• Brand: Shimadzu
• Model: QP 2010 / HS-20

Overview
Gas chromatography (GC) is a powerful separation technique used to analyze volatile and semi-volatile compounds. When coupled with different detectors, GC enables both qualitative and quantitative analysis. GC–MS (Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry) identifies volatile/semi-volatile compounds based on their mass-to-charge ratios, providing high sensitivity for applications such as structural confirmation, impurity profiling, and metabolite detection. GC–FID (Gas Chromatography–Flame Ionization Detector) supports accurate quantitative analysis by converting ionized organic compounds into an electrical signal.

At Boğaziçi CT³, GC-based techniques are used particularly within pharmaceutical, medical device, and bioanalytical services for residual solvent determination, detection of metabolites and volatile components in biological matrices, volatile profiling during formulation development, and residue analysis of chemicals used in medical device manufacturing.

Purpose / Output
• Separation, identification, and quantification of volatile and semi-volatile compounds
• Structural confirmation (GC–MS) and impurity/metabolite detection
• Residual solvent testing (headspace-compatible workflows)
• Volatile profiling (solvents/aroma/volatile components) in formulations
• Residue testing and contamination screening

Application Areas
• Environmental testing: pollutants in air/water/soil (VOCs, pesticides, PCBs, etc.)
• Food industry: aroma components, additives, and residue analyses
• Forensic science: alcohol, toxicology, and other volatile-component analyses
• Petrochemistry & energy: compositional analysis of fuels, gases, and petroleum products
• Pharmaceutical & clinical analyses: impurities, metabolites, and biological sample testing

Highlights
• Broad mass range (m/z 1.5–1090) enabling comprehensive compound screening
• High EI scan sensitivity and fast scan speed for strong detection performance
• High-throughput residual-solvent capability via Headspace (HS-20) with large sample capacity

Technical Specifications

Feature	Value / Description
System configuration	GC–MS + Headspace (HS)
Brand / model	Shimadzu QP 2010 / HS-20
Mass range	m/z 1.5 – 1090
Ionization type	EI
Resolution	R = 2M (FWHM)
EI scan sensitivity	S/N > 500/1 for 1 pg octafluoronaphthalene molecular ion at m/z 272
Max scan speed	20,000 u/s (single scan)
Oven temperature	Max 450 °C
Injector block temperature	Max 450 °C
HS max temperature	300 °C
HS sample capacity	90
Usage note	In operation

Contact / Service Request
For service requests: you may email [email protected]. (Please specify the sample type, purpose, and preferred date range.)