GC Column Cross-Reference

Columns by Phase

Fused Silica GC Columns

Restek	Phase Description	USP Nomenclature	Agilent	SGE	Phenomenex	Machery-Nagel	Supelco	Alltech	Quadrex
Rtx-1	dimethyl polysiloxane	G1, G2, G38	HP-1, DB-1, CP-Sil 5 CB	BP1	ZB-1	OPTIMA 1	SPB-1	AT-1, EC-1	007-1
Rxi-1HT	dimethyl polysiloxane		DB-1HT		ZB-1HTinferno			AT-1ht
Rxi-1ms	dimethyl polysiloxane (low bleed)	G1, G2, G38	HP-1ms, HP-1ms UI, DB-1ms, DB-1ms UI, VF-1ms, Ultra-1	BP1	ZB-1, ZB-1ms	OPTIMA 1 MS, OPTIMA 1 MS, Accent	SPB-1, Equity-1	AT-1ms	007-1
Rtx-5 Rtx-5MS	diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane	G27, G36	HP-5, DB-5, CP-Sil 8 CB	BP5	ZB-5	OPTIMA 5	SPB-5	EC-5, AT-5	007-5
Rxi-5HT	diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane		DB-5ht, VF-5ht	HT5	ZB-5HTinferno	OPTIMA 5HT
Rxi-5ms	diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane (low bleed)	G27, G36	HP-5msSV, HP-5ms, HP-5ms UI, DB-5, Ultra-2, CP-Sil 8 CB	BP5ms	ZB-5, ZB-5msi	OPTIMA 5, OPTIMA 5 MS	SPB-5, Equity-5	AT-5ms	007-5
Rxi-5Sil MS	1,4-bis(dimethylsiloxy) phenylene dimethyl polysiloxane	G27, G36	DB-5ms, DB-5msUI, VF-5ms	BPX5	ZB-5ms, ZB-SemiVolatiles, ZM-5MS plus	OPTIMA 5 MS Accent	SLB-5ms		007-5MS
Rxi-XLB	proprietary phase		DB-XLB, VF-Xms		MR1, ZB-XLB	OPTIMA XLB
Rtx-20	diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane	G32					SPB-20	EC-20, AT-20	007-20
Rtx-35	diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane	G42	HP-35, DB-35		ZB-35		SPB-35, SPB-608	AT-35, AT-35-ms	007-35
Rxi-35Sil MS	proprietary phase	G42	DB-35ms, DB35msUI, VF-35ms	BPX35, BPX608	MR2	OPTIMA 35 MS
Rtx-50	phenyl methyl polysiloxane	G3	HP-50+, CP-Sil 24 CB				SPB-50	AT-50	007-17
Rxi-17	diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane	G3	HP-17, DB-17, DB-17ht, DB-608		ZB-50	OPTIMA 17	SPB-17
Rxi-17Sil MS	proprietary phase	G17	DB-17ms, VF-17ms	BPX50		OPTIMA 17 MS
Rtx-65	diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane								007-65HT
Rxi-624Sil MS	proprietary phase	G43	DB-624, VF-624ms, CP-Select 624 CB	BP624		OPTIMA 624 LB
Rxi-1301Sil MS	silarylene-based cyano	G43	VF-1301ms
Rtx-1301 Rtx-624	cyanopropylmethyl phenylmethyl polysiloxane	G43	DB-1301, DB-624, DB-624UI, VF-1301ms, VF-624ms, CP-1301	BP624	ZB-624	OPTIMA 1301, OPTIMA 624	SPB-624	AT-624, AT-1301	007-1301, 007-624
Rtx-1701	cyanopropylmethyl phenylmethyl polysiloxane	G46	DB-1701P, DB-1701, CP-Sil 19 CB, VF-1701ms, VF-1701 Pesticides	BP10	ZB-1701, ZB-1701P	OPTIMA 1701	Equity-1701	AT-1701	007-1701
Rtx-200	trifluoropropylmethyl polysiloxane	G6	DB-210, DB-200, VF-200ms			OPTIMA 210		AT-210
Rtx-200MS	trifluoropropylmethyl polysiloxane (low bleed)	G6	VF-200ms
Rtx-225	cyanopropylmethyl phenylmethyl polysiloxane	G7, G19	DB-225ms, CP-Sil 43 CB	BP225		OPTIMA 225	SPB-225	AT-225	007-225
Rtx-440	proprietary phase		Restek Innovation
Rtx-2330	biscyanopropyl cyanopropylphenyl polysiloxane	G5, G8, G48	VF-23ms	BPX70			SP-2330, SP-2331, SP-2380	AT-Silar90	007-23
Rt-2560	biscyanopropyl polysiloxane	G5	HP-88, CP-Sil 88				SP-2560
Rxi-PAH	proprietary phase	G51	Restek Innovation
Rtx-Wax	polyethylene glycol	G16, G20, G39	DB-Wax	BP20	ZB-Wax	OPTIMA WAX		AT-WAXms, EC-WAX	007-CW
Stabilwax	polyethylene glycol	G16, G20, G39	HP-INNOWax, CP-Wax 52 CB, VF-WAX MS		ZB-WAXplus	OPTIMA WAXplus	Supelcowax-10	AT-WAX, EC-Wax
Stabilwax-MS	polyethylene glycol							AT-WAXms

MXT GC Columns

Restek	Phase Description	USP Nomenclature	Agilent	SGE	Phenomenex	Machery-Nagel	Supelco	Alltech	Quadrex
MXT-1	dimethyl polysiloxane	G1, G2, G38	HP-1, DB-1, CP-Sil 5 CB	BP1	ZB-1	OPTIMA 1	SPB-1	AT-1, EC-1	007-1
MXT-5	diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane	G27, G36	HP-5, DB-5, CP-Sil 8 CB	BP5	ZB-5	OPTIMA 5	SPB-5	EC-5, AT-5	007-5
MXT-50	phenyl methyl polysiloxane	G3	HP-50+, CP-Sil 24 CB				SPB-50	AT-50	007-17
MXT-65TG	proprietary phase		CP-TAP-CB						007-65HT
MXT-1301	cyanopropylmethyl phenylmethyl polysiloxane	G43	DB-1301, DB-624, DB-624UI, VF-1301ms, VF-624ms, CP-1301	BP624	ZB-624	OPTIMA 1301, OPTIMA 624	SPB-624	AT-624, AT-1301	007-1301, 007-624
MXT-1701	cyanopropylmethyl phenylmethyl polysiloxane	G46	DB-1701P, DB-1701, CP-Sil 19 CB, VF-1701ms, VF-1701 Pesticides	BP10	ZB-1701, ZB-1701P	OPTIMA 1701	Equity-1701	AT-1701	007-1701
MXT-200	trifluoropropylmethyl polysiloxane	G6	DB-210, DB-200, VF-200ms			OPTIMA 210		AT-210
MXT-WAX	polyethylene glycol	G16, G20, G39	HP-INNOWax, CP-Wax 52 CB, VF-WAX MS		ZB--WAXplus	OPTIMA WAXplus	Supelcowax-10	AT-WAX

PLOT GC Columns

Restek (Phase Description)	Porous Layer	Application	Supelco	Alltech	Agilent (J&W, Varian, Chrompack)	Quadrex
Rt-Alumina BOND/Na₂SO₄ and MXT-Alumina BOND/Na₂SO₄	Aluminum oxide	C1-C5 hydrocarbons purity analysis of ethylene, propylene, butenes, and halocarbons	Alumina-sulfate	AT-Alumina	GS-Alumina, CP-Al₂0₃/Na₂SO₄
Rt-Alumina BOND/KCl	Aluminum oxide	C1-C8 hydrocarbons; C1-C5 isomers purity analysis of ethylene, propylene, butene, and butadiene	Alumina-chloride		GS-Alumina KCl, HP PLOT Al₂0₃, CP-Al₂0₃/KCl
Rt-Alumina BOND/CFC	Aluminum oxide	Multi-halogenated alkanes, C1-C5 range chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)	Unique Product
Rt-Alumina BOND/MAPD and MXT-Alumina BOND/MAPD	Aluminum oxide	Trace analysis of methyl acetylene, propadiene, and acetylene			Select Al₂0₃ MAPD
Rt-Msieve 5A and MXT-Msieve 5A	Molecular sieve 5A	Permanent gas analysis (He, Ne, Ar, O₂, N₂, Xe, Rn, CH₄, and CO)	Molsieve 5A	AT-Molesieve	HP PLOT Molesieve, CP-Molsieve 5A	PLT-5A
Rt-Q-BOND and MXT-Q-BOND (nonpolar porous polymer)	100% Divinylbenzene	High retention for solvents, alcohols, polar volatiles, CO₂, and ppm-level water in solvents	Supel-Q-PLOT	AT-Q	HP PLOT Q, CP-PoraPLOT Q, CP-PoraBOND Q
Rt-QS-BOND [intermediate polarity porous polymer (polarity between Q-BOND and S-BOND)]	Intermediate polarity porous polymer	Neutral solvents, ketones, esters, and hydrocarbons; baseline separation of ethane, ethene, and acetylene			GS-Q
Rt-S-BOND and MXT-S-BOND (intermediate polarity porous polymer)	DVB vinylpyridine polymer	Light gases in ethylene and propylene; ketones, esters, hydrocarbons			CP-PoraPLOT S
Rt-U-BOND (polar porous ploymer)	DVB ethylene glycol-dimethylacrylate polymer	More retention for polar compounds; trace H₂S, COS, and mercaptans in hydrocarbon streams			HP PLOT U, CP-PoraPLOT U, CP-PoraBOND U

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