STA-GC-MS system

The object of the tender process was the complete STA-GC-MS system that shall comprise the following integrated and fully validated modules, all supplied and commissioned by a single vendor:

• Module 1 — Simultaneous Thermal Analyzer (STA/TGA-DSC)
• Module 2 — Heated Transfer System (furnace adapter + transfer line)
• Module 3 — Valve-Based Gas Injector / Valve Box / CryoTrap
• Module 4 — Gas Chromatograph (GC)
• Module 5 — Mass Spectrometer (MS)
• Module 7 — Integrated Control and Analysis Software All modules are been physically and electronically integrated as a single analytical system. The measurement sequence, gas sampling timing, GC injection triggering, and MS acquisition must be controlled from a unified software environment without operator intervention between the thermal analysis and evolved gas analysis workflows. Installation and user training also had to be included. The object of the tender process was described in more detail in the invitation to tender documents.