High-performance liquid chromatography combined with an ion-trap mass spectrometry (LC-MS)

Manufacturer: Thermo Scientific
Model: UPLC Dionex Ultimate 3000 MS LTQ XL

Features

• Quantitative and semi-quantitative analyses of organic compounds
• Unknown organic molecule identification (UPLC coupled to MS)
• Column pressure limit: 200 bar
• Ppb detection limit
• Capacity to analyse 4 samples per hour (120 sample carousel tray)
• Sensibility of the apparatus (resolution): 10-2 ua
• UV-visible type detector (4 simultaneous wavelengths)
• Mass analyzer: ion trap
• Ionization source: electrospray (ESI); Mass range 50 to 4 000 m/z

Samples

• Liquids
• Sample size: 1 mL
• Injection volume 10 to 30 µL

Examples of applications

• Organic impurity identification and quantification
• Unknown organic compound identification