The TRACE TR-5MS from Thermo Fisher Scientific is a silphenylene-based phase ideal for all GC/MS applications. The TR-5MS column is a non-polar low bleed column with a slight increase in polarity compared with the 100% methyl columns. A low bleed column is especially important for MS as contamination of source components will quickly lead to a degradation of results and costly instrument downtime.
The TR-5MS column is a universal column used in a wide range ofapplications from environmental semi-volatile methods through to food and fragrance applications. If the GC/MS instrument is exposed to many varied methods then this is the preferred column of choice to use. This phase is extremely low bleed with a maximum operating temperature of 370°C.