GC Column Selection

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USP Column Classification
Phenomenex
USP Phase Composition Recommendation
G1 Dimethylpolysiloxane oil ZB-1, ZB-1HT Inferno™
G2 Dimethylpolysiloxane gum ZB-1, ZB-1HT Inferno
G3 50 % Phenyl-50 % methylpolysiloxane ZB-50
G5 3-Cyanopropylpolysiloxane BPX70
G7 50 % 3-Cyanopropyl-50 % phenylmethylsilicone 007-225
G14 Polyethylene glycol (average MW 950-1,050) ZB-WAXplus™
G15 Polyethylene glycol (average MW 3,000-3,700) ZB-WAXplus
G16 Polyethylene glycol (average MW 15,000) ZB-WAXplus
G17 75 % Phenyl-25 % methylpolysiloxane ZB-50
G19 25 % Phenyl-25 % cyanopropylmethylsilicone 007-225
G20 Polyethylene glycol (average MW of 380-420) ZB-WAXplus
G25 Polyethylene glycol TPA (Carbowax 20M terephthalic acid) ZB-FFAP
G27 5 % Phenyl-95 % methylpolysiloxane ZB-5MSi,
ZB-5HT Inferno
G27 5 % Phenyl-Arylene-95 % methylpolysiloxane ZB-5ms
G28 25 % Phenyl-75 % methylpolysiloxane ZB-35, ZB-35HT Inferno
G32 20 % Phenylmethyl-80 % dimethylpolysiloxane ZB-35, ZB-35HT Inferno
Polyethylene glycol & diepoxide esterified
G35 ZB-FFAP
with nitroterephthalic acid
G36 1 % Vinyl-5 % phenylmethylpolysiloxane ZB-5MSi,
ZB-5HT Inferno
G38 Phase G1 plus a tailing inhibitor ZB-1, ZB-1HT Inferno
G39 Polyethylene glycol (average MW 1,500) ZB-WAXplus
G41 Phenylmethyldimethylsilicone (10 % phenyl substituted) ZB-5MSi,
ZB-5HT Inferno
G42 35 % Phenyl-65 % dimethylpolysiloxane ZB-35, ZB-35HT Inferno
G43 6 % Cyanopropylphenyl-94 % dimethylpolysiloxane ZB-624
G46 14 % Cyanopropylphenyl-86 % methylpolysiloxane ZB-1701P

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