Next Industry Standard
The HS-20, developed as the best solution for volatile component analysis, has been improved and introduced as the NX series. The excellent basic performance and user-friendly design provide a powerful solution for scientists in both research and quality control laboratories.

Features

• Next Level Performance
• Superior Usability
• Beyond Expectation

Applications

• Rapid Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Water by HS-GC/MS
• Ultra-sensitive analysis
• Analysis of extractables and leachables contained in packages

Next Level Performance

Ultra-low carryover
The HS-20 NX series uses the isolation gas flow to reduce carryover to 1/10 of conventional models. It supports a wide range of chemical species, including high-boiling point compounds and high-polar compounds, and provides reliable analytical results.

The Isolation Gas Flow
The isolation gas flow prevents sample diffusion from the vent channel, which has been a problem with conventional headspace samplers. (patent pending) Carryover of highly adsorptive compounds is reduced, eliminating the need for repeating blank runs.

Residual Solvents Analysis in Pharmaceuticals
USP <467>
In the residual solvents analysis of medicines, analysis with an aqueous solvent may be performed after analysis with a DMF solvent, but with the HS-20 NX, carryover of DMF is not a problem. HS-20 NX is effective for the analysis of samples with different type of solvents or large concentration differences.

Excellent reproducibility
High analysis reproducibility is achieved by the sample vial loading from the lower part of the oven. Shimadzu’s unique sample vial delivery system minimizes heat dissipation in the HS oven as the vial enters and leaves the oven, and maintains high temperature stability during repeated analyses.

High temperature capability and short inert flow path
The vial oven and sample line can be set to 300 °C and the transfer line can be set to 350 °C. In addition, the sample path is designed to be inert and at the shortest distance, so that adsorption of analytes, including high-boiling compounds, and peak broadening are suppressed.

Ready to use alternative carrier gas
The HS-20 NX series with the latest electronic AFC (Advanced Flow Controller) offers highly accurate carrier gas control at constant linear velocity, constant flow and constant pressure modes. It supports the use of nitrogen and hydrogen as alternative carrier gases, and makes it easy to transfer analysis methods.

Superior Usability
Simplifies the column connection
ClickTek™ NX Connector
ClickTek, adopted by Nexis™ GC-2030, has been optimized and applied to the HS-20 NX. ClickTek NX enables anyone to connect columns easily and without tools, simplifying column replacement and routine system maintenance.

Improved lab productivity
Easy access and automatic overlap analysis
The HS-20 NX features a vial tray for easy access. In addition, up to 12 vials can be kept warm in the HS oven, increasing laboratory productivity with automatic overlap analysis that optimizes the total analysis time, even for methods that require longer vial heating times.

Beyond Expectation
With the trap mode of the HS-20 trap model, which can concentrate samples, 10 — 100 times more sensitive analysis can be achieved than with the loop mode. The HS-20 trap model also operates in the loop mode, giving users the flexibility to meet multiple analytical requirements.

Примеры анализа с использованием автодозаторов равновесного пара серии HS-20 NX

Rapid Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Water by HS-GC/MS

High-speed simultaneous analysis of 26 VOC components, including vinyl chloride monomer and 1,4-dioxane in water, was performed. This method requires 30 minutes of vial heating time with a headspace sampler, but with automatic overlap analysis, up to six samples per hour can be measured*.
* The vial heating time of the 1st analysis, 30 min, is not overlapped, so up to 3 samples can be measured in the first hour.

Ultra-sensitive analysis

Trace Fragrance Analysis in Spices by HS-20 NX Trap Mode
In some cases, the HS-20 NX loop model may not be sensitive enough to analyze trace amounts of flavor in food samples like spices. The HS-20 NX trap model can concentrate the analytes in a sample by using some trap materials, which enables ultra-sensitive analysis.

Analysis of extractables and leachables contained in packages

It has been pointed out that there are safety concerns about extractables and leachables contained in pharmaceutical packages and medical devices leaching into human bodies and medicines. Thus, it is required to understand residual solvents and residual monomers contained in polymers. The use of the HS-20 NX trap mode and the Xtra Low Bleed HS septa, which is made of highly heat resistant and clean material, enables the analysis and evaluation of extractables and leachables, an analysis that is difficult with the loop mode.

Sample enrichment using an electronic cooling trap

The HS-20 NX Trap model includes an electronic cooling trap. Since the HS-20 NX Trap models can be cooled down to -20 °C or less, it is possible to concentrate and analyze chemicals over a wide boiling range.

HS-20 NX Trap/Loop model

HS-20 NX series — опции

Tested and Proven Consumables
Proven quality consumables are critical to getting the right analysis results and minimizing system downtime.
Shimadzu offers a wide range of consumables to maximize the performance of GC/GCMS systems.

Xtra Low Bleed HS Septa
The Xtra Low Bleed HS septa, which has high heat resistance, allows for high-temperature applications that were previously difficult with headspace samplers because it does not elute much bleed components even at 300 °C.

Analysis Comparison of Xtra Low Bleed HS Septa and Septa A

Xtra Life HS Needle, Anti-Corrosion

In the analysis of blood that has an added strong acid, corrosion of the HS needle causes not only deterioration of analysis accuracy but also risk of unexpected system downtime due to needle clogging. The use of acid-resistant Xtra Life HS needles reduces corrosion and enables long-term stable analysis.

Analysis of Volatile Toxins in the Blood

Even blood samples prone to needle corrosion can be analyzed with confidence. Simultaneous analysis of alcohol and volatile toxins (Cyanide, azide, methanol, ethyl acetate, toluene) in blood is streamlined by using the Forensic Toxic Database.

GC Software

• Shimadzu GC Driver Ver. 3.2 with Waters Empower™ Compatibility

Waters Empower chromatography data systems can now be used to control AOC-30 autoinjectors in Shimadzu Nexis™ GC-2030 systems and perform packed column analysis. Space-saving AOC-30 systems offer reliable and long-term performance, and support capillary/packed column analysis using only a single GC-2030 system.

• Shimadzu GC Driver Ver. 2.2 with Thermo Scientific™ Chromeleon™ Compatibility

Chromeleon chromatography data systems can now be used to control AOC-30 autoinjectors in Shimadzu Nexis™ GC-2030 systems and perform packed column analysis. Space-saving AOC-30 systems offer reliable and long-term performance and support capillary/packed column analysis using only a single GC-2030 system.

• Shimadzu GC Driver Ver. 2.2 with Agilent OpenLab™ CDS Compatibility

Agilent OpenLab CDS chromatography data systems can now be used to control AOC-30 autoinjectors in Shimadzu Nexis™ GC-2030 systems and perform packed column analysis. Space-saving AOC-30 systems offer reliable and long-term performance, and support capillary/packed column analysis using only a single GC-2030 system.