Why use Centri 180?

Building on the functionality and advantages of Centri 90, Centri 180 offers:

• Flexibility: Fully modular sampling and automation, including thermal desorption of sorbent-packed tubes (with direct thermal extraction) for VOC and SVOC analysis in air and materials. Scientists can fully characterise solid, liquid and gaseous samples using headspace, HiSorb™, SPME and thermal desorption techniques.

• Sensitivity: Increased sensitivity for headspace, SPME and SPME Arrow through a cryogen-free, backflushed focusing trap. Preconcentration and multi-step enrichment (MSE^®) enable detection of more compounds at trace levels.

• Automation: A fully automated workflow (including sorptive extraction) using gold-standard robotics to deliver high performance, reproducibility and throughput.

• Productivity: Supports high-throughput analysis of up to 300 sample vials. A compact footprint ensures seamless integration with existing GC–MS systems.

• Cost-saving: Controlled electrical cooling removes the need for cryogen, eliminating associated costs and the risk of ice blockages.

• Future-proofing: Reduce long-term operating costs and improve analytical speed by adopting hydrogen carrier gas – either now or in the future.

• Compliance: Compatible with industry-standard sorbent tubes, supporting methods such as ISO 16000-6, VDA 278 and US EPA Method TO-17.

Centri 180 features

• HiSorb™ high-capacity sorptive extraction – Robust, fully automated workflows using probe-based immersive or headspace sampling from both liquid and solid samples.
• Headspace–trap – Versatile sampling from solids and liquids contained in regular headspace vials.
• SPME–trap and SPME Arrow–trap – Fast and sensitive sample extraction, with a range of fibre types offering analyte selectivity.
• Thermal desorption – Using industry-standard tubes to analyse VOCs and SVOCs in air or to desorb HiSorb probes.
• Compatible with hydrogen carrier gas – Independently certified as hydrogen safe. Reduce running costs and increase throughput with hydrogen carrier gas

Who uses Centri 180?

• Laboratories interested in routine, high-sensitivity analyses of VOC and SVOC in solid, liquid and gaseous samples on a single GC–MS platform.
• Chemists dealing with large quantities of different sample types, in a fully automated fashion.
• Analysts seeking compliance with national and international standard methods.