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Fused Silica GC Columns

Restek
Phase
Description
USP
Nomen-
clature
Similar to Agilent
Similar to SGE    
Similar to Phenomenex
Similar to Machery-Nagel
Similar to Supelco
Similar to Quadrex
dimethyl polysiloxane
G1, G2, G9, G38
HP-1, DB-1,
CP-Sil 5 CB
BP1
ZB-1
OPTIMA 1
Equity 1, SPB-1
007-1
dimethyl polysiloxane
 
DB-1ht
 
ZB-1HT inferno
 
 
007-1HT
dimethyl polysiloxane
(low bleed)
G1, G2, G9, G38
HP-1ms,
HP-1ms UI,
DB-1ms,
DB-1ms UI,
VF-1ms
BP1
ZB-1ms
OPTIMA 1 MS, OPTIMA 1 MS, Accent
SLB-1ms
007-1MS
diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane
G27, G36
CP-Sil 8 CB, DB-5, HP-5
BP5
ZB-5
OPTIMA 5
Equity-5, SPB-5
007-5
diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane
G27, G36
CP-Sil 8 CB, DB-5, HP-5, HP-5ms, Ultra-2
 
ZB-5, ZB-5MS
 
Equity-5, SPB-5
 
diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane
G27, G36
DB-5ht,
VF-5ht
HT5
ZB-5HTinferno
OPTIMA 5HT
 
007-5HT
diphenyl dimethyl
polysiloxane
(low bleed)
G27, G36
HP-5ms UI
BP5MS
ZB-5plus
OPTIMA 5 MS
SPB-5
007-5MS
1,4-bis(dimethylsiloxy)
phenylene dimethyl
polysiloxane
G27, G36
DB-5msUI
BPX5
ZM-5MS plus
OPTIMA 5 MS Accent
SLB-5ms
 
proprietary phase
 
DB-XLB,
VF-Xms
 
MR1, ZB-XLB
OPTIMA XLB
 
 
diphenyl dimethyl
polysiloxane
G32
 
 
 
 
SPB-20
007-20
diphenyl dimethyl
polysiloxane
G42
HP-35, DB-35
 
ZB-35
 
SPB-35
007-35
proprietary phase
G42
VF-35ms
BPX35, BPX608
MR2
OPTIMA 35 MS
 
007-35MS
phenyl methyl
polysiloxane
G3
HP-50+
 
 
 
SPB-50
007-17
diphenyl dimethyl
polysiloxane
G3
DB-17
 
ZB-50
OPTIMA 17
 
 
proprietary phase
G3
DB-17ms
BPX50
ZB-50
OPTIMA 17 MS
 
007-17MS
diphenyl dimethyl
polysiloxane
 
 
 
 
 
 
007-65HT
proprietary phase
G43
VF-624ms
BPX-Volatiles
ZB-624plus
 
 
007-502, 007-608, 007-624
silarylene-based cyano
G43
VF-1301ms
 
ZB-624plus
 
 
007-502, 007-608, 007-624
midpolarity Crossbond phase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proprietary 5% phenyl-type phase
G27, G36
DB-UI 8270D
 
ZB-Semivolatiles
 
 
 
cyanopropylmethyl phenylmethyl
polysiloxane
G43
CP-Select 624 CB, DB-1301,
DB-624,
DB-624UI,
DB-Select 624UI
BP624
ZB-624
OPTIMA 1301, OPTIMA 624
SPB-624
007-1301, 007-502,
007-624
cyanopropylmethyl phenylmethyl
polysiloxane
G46
CP-Sil 13 CB, DB-1701P,
DB-1701,
VF-1701 Pesticides
BP10
ZB-1701,
ZB-1701P
OPTIMA 1701
Equity-1701
007-1701
trifluoropropylmethyl polysiloxane
G6
DB-210,
DB-200
 
 
OPTIMA 210
 
 
trifluoropropylmethyl polysiloxane
(low bleed)
G6
VF-200ms
 
 
 
 
 
cyanopropylmethyl phenylmethyl
polysiloxane
G7, G19
DB-225ms
BP225
 
OPTIMA 225
SPB-225
007-225
proprietary phase
  Restek Innovation
biscyanopropyl cyanopropylphenyl
polysiloxane
G5, G8
VF-23ms
BPX70
 
 
SP-2330,
SP-2331,
SP-2380
 
biscyanopropyl polysiloxane
G5
 
 
ZB-FAME
 
SP-2560
SLP-2560
5% diphenyl 95% dimethyl polysiloxane
 
 
 
 
OPTIMA 5 Amine
 
 
proprietary phase
G51
Restek Innovation
polyethylene glycol
G16, G47
CP-Wax 52 CB, DB-Wax, DB-WAX UI
BP20
ZB-Wax
OPTIMA WAX
 
BRT-CW
polyethylene glycol
G16
 
 
 
 
Omegawax
 
polyethylene glycol
G16, G47
HP-INNOWax
 
ZB-WAXplus
 
SUPELCOWAX 10
007-CW
polyethylene glycol modified for acids
G25, G35
CP-FFAP CB, CP-Wax 58 FFAP CB, DB-FFAP, HP-FFAP, VF-DA
BP21
ZB-FFAP
OPTIMA FFAP, OPTIMA FFAP Plus, PERMABOND FFAP
Nukol
 
polyethylene glycol modified for bases
 
CAM, CP-Wax 51
 
 
FS-CW 20 M-AM
Carbowax Amine
 
polyethylene glycol
G16, G47
VF-WAX MS
 
 
 
SUPELCOWAX 10
007-CW
 

MXT GC Columns

Restek
Phase
Description
USP
Nomen-
clature
Similar to Agilent
Similar to SGE    
Similar to Phenomenex
Similar to Machery-Nagel
Similar to Supelco
Similar to Quadrex
dimethyl polysiloxane
G1, G2, G9, G38
DB-1, DB-PS1
BP1
 
 
 
UAC-1, UAC-1MS
dimethyl polysiloxane
G1, G2, G9, G38
CP-SimDist
 
ZB-1XT SimDist
 
 
UAC-SIM
diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane
G27, G36
DB-PS5, VF-5ht UltiMetal
 
 
 
 
UAC-5, UAC-5MS
phenyl methyl
polysiloxane
G3
 
 
 
 
 
UAC-17
diphenyl dimethyl polysiloxane
 
CP-TAP-CB Ultimetal
 
 
 
 
UAC-65HT
cyanopropylmethyl phenylmethyl
polysiloxane
G43
DB-PS1301,
DB-PS624
 
 
 
 
UAC-624
cyanopropylmethyl phenylmethyl
polysiloxane
G46
DB-PS1701
 
 
 
 
UAC-1701
trifluoropropylmethyl polysiloxane
G6
 
 
 
 
 
 
polyethylene glycol
G16
CP-Wax 52 CB, DB-PSWAX
 
ZB-WAXplus
 
 
UAC-CW
 

PLOT GC Columns

Restek
(Phase Description)
USP
Nomenclature
Porous
Layer
Application
Similar to Agilent
(J&W, Varian, Chrompack)
Similar to Supelco
Similar to Quadrex
 
Aluminum oxide
C1-C5 hydrocarbons purity analysis of ethylene, propylene, butenes, and halocarbons
CP-Al203/Na2SO4,GS-Alumina
Alumina-sulfate
 
 
Aluminum oxide
C1-C5 hydrocarbons purity analysis of ethylene, propylene, butenes, and halocarbons
CP-Al203/Na2SO4
 
 
 
Aluminum oxide
C1-C8 hydrocarbons; C1-C5 isomers purity analysis of ethylene, propylene, butene, and butadiene
GS-Alumina KCl,
HP PLOT Al203,
CP-Al203/KCl
Alumina-chloride
 
 
Aluminum oxide
Multi-halogenated alkanes, C1-C5 range chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)
Unique Product
 
Aluminum oxide
Trace analysis of methyl acetylene, propadiene, and acetylene
Select Al203 MAPD
 
 
 
Aluminum oxide
Trace analysis of methyl acetylene, propadiene, and acetylene
 
 
 
 
Molecular sieve 5A
Permanent gas analysis (He, Ne, Ar, O2, N2, Xe, Rn, CH4, and CO)
CP-Molsieve 5A, HP-PLOT Molesieve
Molsieve 5A
PLT-5A
 
Molecular sieve 5A
Permanent gas analysis (He, Ne, Ar, O2, N2, Xe, Rn, CH4, and CO)
 
 
 
Rt-Q-BOND
(nonpolar porous polymer)
 
100% Divinylbenzene
High retention for solvents, alcohols, polar volatiles, CO2, and ppm-level water in solvents
HP-PLOT Q, PoraBOND Q, PoraPLOT Q
Supel-Q-PLOT
PLT-Q
(nonpolar porous polymer)
G45
100% Divinylbenzene
High retention for solvents, alcohols, polar volatiles, CO2, and ppm-level water in solvents
PoraPLOT Q,
Ultimetal
 
PLT-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
(intermediate polarity porous polymer)
 
DVB vinylpyridine polymer
Light gases in ethylene and propylene; ketones, esters, hydrocarbons
PoraPLOT S
 
 
Rt-U-BOND
(polar porous ploymer)
G45
DVB ethylene glycol-dimethylacrylate polymer
More retention for polar compounds; trace H2S, COS, and mercaptans in hydrocarbon streams
HP PLOT U,
PoraBOND U,
PoraPLOT U
 
 

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