Development of Green Technologies in GCMS-QP2010 Ultra

There has been an increasing interest in reducing running costs and environmental stress in many analytical laboratories using gas chromatograph-mass spectrometers in the fields of food, forensic, life science, environment, and the like. To respond such interest, we have developed two technologies for lower power and carrier gas consumption: “Advanced Scanning Speed Protocol” (ASSPTM) necessary for the Fast-GC/MS method and “Ecology Mode” for saving energy in analysis standby mode. The analysis of organic acids in urine for evaluation showed that the use of the Fast-GC/MS with ASSPTM reduced helium gas by 90 percent and power by 66 percent, compared with our previous model, while retaining performance for analysis. An evaluation test in analysis standby mode confirmed that the instrument with the Ecology Mode reduced carrier gas and power consumption, by 60 percent and 36.5 percent, respectively. These results demonstrate that our GCMS-QP2010 Ultra has environmentally friendly features and ensures lower running costs.