Linde offers a wide range of high purity carrier, purge and detector gases. Our instrumentation gas finder offers suggestions for the respective instruments. For more detailed purity specifications, please review the HiQ pure gases finder requirements for your application. Please note that purity and gas specifications may differ depending on instrument manufacturer. Contact the
HiQ Expert Team if you need precise information about the gas requirements for your analyser.
| Instrumentation | Impurity | Carrier (C), Detector (D) | Recommendations |
 | Concern | Make up (M), Nebuliser (N)
Purge (P) & Reaction (R) Gases | Regulators | Generators |
| | | |
| |
| | | | BL = BASELINE | |
| | (+ min. purity requirement) | RL = REDLINE | |
| | | CHROMATOGRAPHY | | |
| Flame | THC, | C/M: | HiQ Helium 5.0 | BL C106 series | |
| Ionization | H2O, | C/M: | HiQ Nitrogen 5.0 | BL C106 series | HiQ N2 SIROCCO |
| Detector (FID) | O2 | C/D: | HiQ Hydrogen 5.0 | BL C106 series | HiQ H2 FID* |
| | D: | HiQ Synthetic Air 5.0 | BL C106 series | HiQ Zero Air * |
| | D: | | | HiQ H2 Air FID* |
| | D: | 40% Hydrogen in Helium | BL C106 series | |
| | D: | 40% Hydrogen in Nitrogen | BL C106 series | |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | --------------- |
| Thermal | THC, | C/M: | HiQ Helium 5.0 | BL C106 series | |
| Conductivity | H2O, | C/M: | HiQ Hydrogen 5.0 | BL C106 series | HiQ H2 CARRIER |
| Detector (TCD) | O2 | C/M: | HiQ Nitrogen 5.0 | BL C106 series | HiQ N2 SIROCCO |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------- |
| Electron | THC, | C: | HiQ Helium 5.5 ECD | RL C200 series | |
| Capture | H2O, | C: | HiQ Hydrogen 5.0 Zero | RL C200 series | HiQ H2 CARRIER |
| Detector (ECD) | O2, | C/M: | HiQ Nitrogen 5.0 ECD | RL C200 series | HiQ N2 SIROCCO |
| Halocarbons | C/M: | 5% Methane in Argon ECD | RL C200 series | |
| | C/M: | 10% Methane in Argon ECD | RL C200 series | |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------- |
| Flame | Sulphur or phosphorous | C: | HiQ Argon 5.0 Zero | BL C106 series | |
| Photometric | | C: | HiQ Helium 5.0 Zero | BL C106 series | |
| Detector (FPD) | components | C/M: | HiQ Nitrogen 5.0 Zero | BL C106 series | HiQ N2 SIROCCO |
| (H2S, SO2, | C/D: | HiQ Hydrogen 5.0 Zero | BL C106 series | HiQ H2 CARRIER |
| THT,
Sulphides) | D: | HiQ Synthetic Air 5.0 | BL C106 series | HiQ Ultra Zero Air |
| CO2 | | | | |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------- |
| Nitrogen | NH3, | C/M: | HiQ Helium 5.0 | BL C106 series | |
| Phosphorus | Amines | C/M: | HiQ Nitrogen 5.0 | BL C106 series | HiQ N2 SIROCCO |
| Detector (NPD) | | D: | HiQ Hydrogen 5.0 | BL C106 series | HiQ H2 CARRIER |
| | D: | HiQ Synthetic Air 5.0 | BL C106 series | HiQ Ultra Zero Air |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------- |
| Photo | THC | C: | HiQ Helium 5.0 Zero | BL C106 series | |
| Ionization Detector (PID) | CO2 | C: | HiQ Nitrogen 5.0 Zero | BL C106 series | HiQ N2 SIROCCO |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------- |
| Pulse Discharge Photo Ionization Detector (PDPID) | | C/P: | HiQ Helium 6.0 | RL C200 series | |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------- |
| Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC) | H2O
Nonvolatile; Liquide phase FID&ECD responsive; Gas phase; O2&THC | C: | HiQ Carbon dioxide 4.5 SFC | BL C106 series | |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------- |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
------------------------
Evaporative Light Scattering Detector (ELSD) |
------------------ | P:
------
N: | HiQ Helium 5.0
------------------------------
HiQ Nitrogen 4.6 | BL C106 series
-------------------
BL C106 series |
-----------------
HiQ N2 ELSD |
| | | SPECTROMETRY | | |
| Gas | THC | C: | HiQ Helium 5.0 Zero | BL C106 series | |
| Chromatography | H2O | C: | HiQ Hydrogen 5.0 Zero | BL C106 series | HiQ H2 CARRIER |
| Mass Spectrometry | O2 | C: | HiQ Nitrogen 5.0 Zero | BL C106 series | HiQ N2 SIROCCO |
| (GC-MS) | CO2 | | | | |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------- |
| Liquid | THC | P: | HiQ Helium 5.0 | BL C106 series | |
Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)
------------------------
Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrophotometer - Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) |
------------------
| P:
------
D:
R:
R: | HiQ Nitrogen 5.0 Zero
------------------------------
HiQ Argon 5.0
HiQ Helium 6.0
HiQ Ammonia 5.0 | BL C106 series
-------------------
BL C106 series
RL C200 series
RL C200 series | HiQ N2 LCMS
----------------- |
|
| ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------- |
| Fourier | H2O | P: | HiQ Nitrogen 5.0 | BL C106 series | HiQ N2 SIROCCO |
| Transform | THC | P: | HiQ Argon 5.0 | BL C106 series | |
| Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) | HC | | | | |
| | | | | |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------- |
| Atomic | H2O | D: | HiQ Synthetic Air 5.0 | BL C106 series | HiQ Ultra Zero Air |
| Absorption | H2S | D: | HiQ Nitrous Oxide 2.5 AAS | BL C106 series | |
| Spectrometry (AAS) | PH3 | D: | HiQ Acetylene 2.6 AAS | BL C106 series | |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------- |
| Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Graphite furance (GF-AAS) | | D: | HiQ Argon 5.0 | BL C106 series | |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------- |
| Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrophotometer (ICP) | | D: | HiQ Argon 5.0 | BL C106 series | |
| | | | | |
* Gas Generators:
The HiQ H2 Air FID station has been designed to feed GC's with Hydrogen and Zero Air at the same time.