Refurbished Perkin Elmer® Clarus Gas Chromatography System

Product Details

The Refurbished PerkinElmer® Clarus Gas Chromatography (GC) System is a fully automated, high-performance gas chromatograph designed for precise separation and analysis of volatile and semi-volatile compounds across a wide range of laboratory applications. Built on PerkinElmer's industry-leading Clarus platform, this professionally refurbished system has been fully inspected, repaired with genuine OEM parts, and tested to meet original factory specifications — delivering reliable, laboratory-grade performance at a fraction of the cost of new equipment. 

With its intuitive touch-screen interface, Programmable Pneumatic Control (PPC), and compatibility with a comprehensive range of injectors and detectors, the Clarus GC is engineered for both routine high-throughput analyses and demanding research applications. It supports seamless integration with PerkinElmer TurboMatrix headspace and liquid autosamplers, as well as mass spectrometer detectors for GC-MS configurations.

How the GC System Works

Step 1: Sample Introduction

The sample — liquid, gas, or headspace vapor — is introduced into the GC inlet via a split/splitless capillary injector. For automated batch analysis, the integrated autosampler precisely injects each sample in sequence. The sample instantly vaporizes upon contact with the hot injector and is swept into the column by the carrier gas

Step 2: Carrier Gas Transport 

An inert carrier gas (helium, hydrogen, or nitrogen), regulated to precise flow and pressure by the Programmable Pneumatic Control (PPC) system, transports the vaporized sample through the capillary column at a reproducible and controlled rate. 

Step 3: Separation in the Oven Column

The capillary column — coiled inside the temperature-programmable oven — separates the sample into individual chemical components. Each compound travels at a different rate, determined by its boiling point and interaction with the column's stationary phase. The oven temperature is precisely ramped (up to 140°C/min) to optimize separation. 

Step 4: Detection 

As each separated compound exits the column, it enters the detector. The FID burns the compound in a hydrogen flame to generate a signal proportional to concentration. Other detectors (TCD, ECD, NPD, or MS) provide selectivity for specific compound classes. 

Step 5: Data Acquisition & Reporting 

The detector signal is captured as a chromatogram by TotalChrom or TurboMass software. Each peak represents a compound; peak area is used for quantification. The software integrates peaks, generates reports, and archives all results automatically.

Key Highlights

• Oven temperature range: 5°C above ambient up to 450°C 

• Oven cool-down from 450°C to 50°C in under 2 minutes

 • Touch-screen UI with real-time chromatogram display 

• Compatible with FID, TCD, ECD, NPD, and MS detectors • Column overheat protection and user-settable temperature limits

• Fastest heat-up rate: up to 140°C/min 

• PPC precision: ±0.001 psi for reproducible flow control 

• Up to 2 independent injectors with separate temperature control 

• Supports 3 temperature ramps and 4 plateaus

• Integrates with TurboMatrix liquid and headspace autosampler

Applications & Industries

• Environmental: VOCs, SVOCs, pesticides, EPA 8260/8270/524 

• Food & beverage: flavor compounds, mycotoxins, contaminants 

• Forensic & toxicology: blood alcohol, drug screening

• Pharmaceutical: residual solvents, impurity profiling 

• Petrochemical: refinery gas, crude oil, BTEX analysis 

• Academic & industrial R&D; laboratorie