Upgrade to Zebron from these similar* phases:
| Agilent® | Restek® |
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| DB®-ALC1 DB-ALC2 | Rtx®-BAC1 Rtx-BAC2 Rtx-VMS |
*not exact equivalent, selectivity may differ
Faster, More Sensitive Blood Alcohol Analysis
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Column:
As listed
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Dimension:
As listed
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Injection:
Split 0.8:1 @ 150 °C, 1 mL
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Carrier Gas:
Helium @ 80 cm/sec (constant flow)
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Oven Program:
40 °C (Isothermal)
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| Detector: FID @ 250 °C |
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Sample:
Analytes 0.025 % and internal standards 0.100 % in water 1. Methanol 2. Acetaldehyde 3. Ethanol 4. Isopropanol 5. Acetone 6. t-Butanol (IS) 7. n-Propanol (IS) 8. 2-Butanol (IS) |
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Column:
As listed
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Dimension:
As listed
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Part No.:
7HK-G021-36 (ZB-BAC-1) 7HK-G022-32 (ZB-BAC-2)
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Injection:
Split 5:1 @ 150 °C, 1 mL
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Carrier Gas:
Helium @ 80 cm/sec (constant flow)
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Oven Program:
40 °C (Isothermal)
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| Detector: FID @ 220 °C |
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Sample:
Analytes and internal standards 0.100 % in water 1. Methanol 2. Acetaldehyde 3. Ethanol 4. Isopropanol 5. Acetone 6. t-Butanol (IS) 7. n-Propanol (IS) 8. 2-Butanol (IS) |
In contrast, the Phenomenex Zebron ZB-BAC-1 & and ZB-BAC-2 columns were able to fully resolve both t-Butanol and 2-Butanol from other target analytes, while maintaining rapid analysis times. Quantitative analysis on the Zebron BAC pair showed equivalent performance between all three internal standards (n-Propanol, t-Butanol, and 2-Butanol). The LOD & and LOQ for this column set were far below the control limits required by current testing regulations.
Estimated Limits of Detection (LOD) and Quantitation (LOQ) on Zebron ZB-BAC1 and ZB-BAC2 phases. The LODs and LOQs are also displayed in units of ppm in addition to % blood alcohol content.
| Compound | Zebron ZB-BAC1 | Zebron ZB-BAC1 | Zebron ZB-BAC2 | Zebron ZB-BAC2 |
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| LOD | LOQ | LOD | LOQ | |
| Methanol | 0.0003 % (2.9 ppm) | 0.001 % (9.7 ppm) | 0.0003 % (3.0 ppm) | 0.001 % (10.1 ppm) |
| Acetaldehyde | 0.00002 % (0.2 ppm) | 0.00008 % (0.8 ppm) | 0.00002 % (0.2 ppm) | 0.00006 % (0.6 ppm) |
| Ethanol | 0.0003 % (2.6 ppm) | 0.0009 % (8.8 ppm) | 0.0002 % (2.2 ppm) | 0.0007 % (7.4 ppm) |
| Isopropanol | 0.0002 % (1.8 ppm) | 0.0006 % (5.8 ppm) | 0.0001 % (1.4 ppm) | 0.0005 % (4.6 ppm) |
| Acetone | 0.00008 % (0.8 ppm) | 0.0003 % (2.6 ppm) | 0.00005 % (0.5 ppm) | 0.000 |






























