Natural Gas Analysis

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Recently, natural gas has been recognized as a clean resournce for energy, in addition to being a raw material for chemical products. Recently a cutting-edge drilling technology has increased the use of shale gas. As the production area diversifies, the need for gas composition analysis has increased. Shimadzu addresses analytical requests with a wide system GC lineup. For analysis of liquified gas, such as LPG, a dedicated injector with a vaporizer is available. Both manual injection and online injection are available. The operation software can automatically calculate needed values, such as indexes, calorific values, etc.

The ultrafast natural gas analyzer UFRGA is here.

Natural Gas Analysis System Lineup

Model Name Nexis GC-2030 BIDUFNGA Nexis GC-2030FNGA-II1 Nexis GC-2030FNGA-II2 Nexis GC-2030FNGA1 Nexis GC-2030FNGA2
Reference Method ASTM D1945, ASTM D3588, GPA-2261 ASTM D1945, ASTM D3588, GPA-2261 ASTM D1945, ASTM D3588, GPA-2261 ASTM D1945, ASTM D3588, GPA-2261 ASTM D1945, ASTM D3588, GPA-2261
Type of Detector BID, FID TCDx2, FID TCD, FID TCDx2, FID TCD, FID
Target Compounds Permanent gases, C1-C5, H2S, C6+(backflush) H2, O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C5, C6+(backflush) O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C5, C6+(backflush) He, H2, O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C5, C6+  (backflush) O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C5, C6+ (backflush)
Analysis Time 5 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes
Others Permanent gases>10 ppm,
H2S>100 ppm,
CH4>100 ppm, Other hydrocarbons>10 ppm,
Calorific value software available		 Permanent gases>100 ppm,
H2S>1000 ppm,
CH4>20%, Other hydrocarbons>10 ppm,
Calorific value software available		 Permanent gases> 100 ppm,
H2S>1000 ppm,
CH4>20%, Other hydrocarbons>10 ppm,
Calorific value software available		 Permanent gases>50 ppm,
H2S>500 ppm,
Hydrocarbons>10 ppm,
Calorific value software available		 Permanent gases>50 ppm,
H2S>500 ppm,
Hydrocarbons>10 ppm,
Calorific value software available
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Model Name Nexis GC-2030ENGA1 Nexis GC-2030ENGA2 Nexis GC-2030NGA1 Nexis GC-2030NGA2 Nexis GC-2030HNR1 Nexis GC-2030HNR2
Reference Method ASTM D1945, ASTM D3588, GPA-2261 ASTM D1945, ASTM D3588, GPA-2261 ASTM D1945, ASTM D3588, GPA-2261 ASTM D1945, ASTM D3588 - -
Type of Detector TCDx2, FID TCDx2, FID TCD TCD FID FID
Target Compounds He, H2, O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C14 H2, O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C18 He, H2, O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C5
(Better He and  H2 separation)		 O2, N2, CO, CO2, H2S, C1-C5, C6+(backflush) C1-C5 C6+(backflush) C1-C5 C6+(backflush)
Analysis Time 30 minutes 28 minutes 23 minutes 23 minutes 27 minutes 10 minutes
Others Permanent gases>50 ppm,
H2S>500 ppm,
Hydrocarbons>10 ppm,
Liquified samples can be directly injected.		 Permanent gases>50 ppm,
H2S>500 ppm,
Hydrocarbons>10 ppm,
Liquified samples can be directly injected.		 - - C1 is 0.01%,C2-C6 is 0.001%　Packed column as main column Hydrocarbons > 0.001%　Good separation
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ISO6974-3

ISO6974-4

Compliant systems are also available.

LPG Analysis System Lineup

Model Name Nexis GC-2030LPGHC1 Nexis GC-2030LPGHC2 Nexis GC-2030DFC1
Type of Detector FID FID FID x2
Target Compounds 10 ppm for hydrocarbon C1-C6 10 ppm for hydrocarbon C1-C6 0.1 ppm to 90% for C1-C5,
0.1 ppm to 10% for Methanol,
0.1 ppm to 10% for Ethanol
Analysis Time 15 minutes 15 minutes 11 minutes
Others LPG is vaporized by on-line vaporizer device. Liquid sample is measured by internal sample loop in the liquid sampling device. Analysis of methanol and ethanol in LPG
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GC-2014 system is also available for some applications.

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