Miniaturized gas chromatography module with pre-stage miniaturized unit

US8353195B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SLS Micro Technology GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Tobias Schmidt · Munich, DE
• Volker Klose · Bargteheide, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 22, 2007
• Grant date: Jan 15, 2013
• Expiry date: Jul 27, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2030/126
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a miniaturized gas chromatography module, comprising: a gas injector unit having a gas injector sample inlet and outlet, the gas injector inlet being connectable with a source of a substance to be analyzed, a separation column having a separation column inlet and outlet, the separation column inlet being in fluid communication with the gas injector sample outlet, a thermal conductivity sensor having a sensor inlet and outlet, the sensor inlet being in fluid communication with the separation column outlet. The invention addresses the problem to broaden the field of application of such gas chromatography module. This is achieved by providing a pre-stage injector having a pre-stage injector sample inlet and outlet, the pre-stage injector sample inlet being connectable with the source of the substance to be analyzed, a pre-stage module having a module inlet and outlet, the module inlet being in fluid communication with the pre-stage injector sample. outlet and the module outlet being in fluid communication with the gas injector inlet, wherein the pre-stage module is adapted to transfer heat to a substance flowing from the module inlet to the module outlet.