Agilent 8355 Sulfur Chemiluminescence Detector

REIMAGINED. REDESIGNED.
AGILENT 8355 SULFUR CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTOR (SCD)

THE ONLY INTEGRATED SYSTEM

FOR LOW-LEVEL SULFUR ANALYSIS
Why did Agilent reimagine the
industry’s gold-standard SCD?
Simply put, we recognized that SCD
technology must evolve to keep pace
with growing demands for regulatory
compliance and workflow efficiency.
We started by integrating the SCD with
the Agilent 7890B – the world’s most
reliable GC and chromatography data
system – to improve the overall user
experience. We then reengineered the
burner assembly to maximize instrument
uptime and simplify routine maintenance.
The result: the Agilent 8355 SCD –
the only integrated system that delivers
both selective and sensitive sulfur
detection when time is critical and the
right results are absolutely necessary.

Fully integrated Agilent 8355 SCD with

Agilent 7890B GC and OpenLAB
Chromatography Data System software Work smarter with
High selectivity and sensitivity for complex integrated GC, MSD, and
trace-sulfur methods software technologies

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 Meeting your needs for sensitivity, ASTM
compliance, and ease of maintenance
Full integration
The Agilent 8355 SCD is now completely integrated into
the Agilent 7890B GC with OpenLab CDS and MassHunter
software – streamlining your lab’s analytical workflows and
its ability to comply with regulatory requirements.

Worry-free maintenance, walk-up readiness

Maintaining the SCD burner, particularly replacing the inner
ceramic tube, has never been easier. That’s because the
simplified design of the 8355 SCD now allows you to replace
the tube in just minutes, increasing workday productivity.

Robust and reliable

Electronic pneumatics control and digital electronics set a
new benchmark for precision and repeatability – making the
Agilent 8355 SCD the most sensitive and selective equimolar
chemiluminescence detector that is linear in response.

Dual-plasma design
Eliminates quenching (signal suppression) caused by coelution
of sulfur components and hydrocarbons.

Standalone Agilent 8355

Standalone Agilent 8255 SCD Compatible with legacy CP17989 Gas Clean Purification
Nitrogen Chemiluminescence Agilent GC systems and other System (with Baseplate CP738407)
Detector For nitrogen detection manufacturers’ GC systems Offers fast, leak-free filter replacement

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FULL GC INTEGRATION
MAKES COMPLEX ANALYSES MORE ROUTINE

Now your lab can run trace-sulfur methods with minimal instrument
setup and configuration. This robust, ready-to-go system – the only
one of its kind – gives you:
• Improved accuracy and repeatability: Patented electronic
pneumatic control technology maintains proper flow and split ratios
for all flow gases within the system. Electronic flow control also
enables visual identification of readings to 0.002 accuracy.
• Conformity to industry standards: Fully supports ASTM
methodologies.
• Easy method addition or modification through direct
communication between the Agilent 7890B GC and the
Agilent 8355 SCD.
• Full dynamic range: The 8355 SCD supports a large range of
concentrations without peak truncation, providing full digital data
without the need of A/D conversion.

Integration with the Agilent 7890B GC lets you fully

control the Agilent 8355 SCD using OpenLAB CDS.

Two additional ways to leverage the latest advances in detection

Use a standalone SCD with your existing GC systems Lower your detection limits for nitrogen applications

The Agilent 8355 SCD is compatible with The Agilent 8255 Nitrogen
Agilent legacy and third-party GC systems, Chemiluminescence Detector
so your lab can experience all the produces a linear and equimolar
advantages of increased sensitivity and response to nitrogen compounds.
simplified maintenance. (Ranged analog Learn more at:
output, A/D box, or AIB board required.) agilent.com/chem/NCD

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SIMPLIFIED DESIGN
TURNS MAINTENANCE TIME INTO UPTIME

Previous generation sulfur chemiluminescence detectors can be Reducing complexity improves uptime readiness
notoriously complex to maintain, due to their large number of
components and fittings – particularly in the burner.
The Agilent 8355 SCD solves this problem with newly redesigned
features that enhance performance while reducing maintenance
time and costs:
• The dual-plasma burner is now easier to maintain than ever.
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• New electronic flow controls improve accuracy and precision.
Pathway Burner Inner tube
• The ozone generator has been optimized for efficiency
connections components change time
and durability. Reduced ~ 40% Reduced ~ 50% Reduced ~ 92%
Significantly decreasing Making the inner Change the inner
the number of potential ceramic tube easier ceramic tube in as
leak points compared to to replace. little as 10 minutes,
model 355. as opposed to
2 hours.

Replace the inner ceramic tube

in minutes, not hours.

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ENERGY AND CHEMICAL APPLICATION

RAPIDLY IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY

SULFUR COMPOUNDS IN PETROLEUM FEEDS

ASTM D5623:
Analysis of Sulfur Compounds in Light Petroleum Liquids by Gas Chromatography and Sulfur
Selective Detection
Sulfur-containing compounds are notorious for their detrimental The 8355 SCD is the unit of choice for performing accurate
effects as catalyst poisons; therefore, your starting materials must be quantitation and speciation of sulfur compounds in petroleum liquids.
of the highest purity – particularly when using very selective catalysts.

Average
Stability of t-butyl disulfide over one month
Concentration Normalized Standard % pA
1200
(approx.) Response Deviation RSD
Factor
1000
0.1 ppm 0.099 0.007 6.8

1 ppm 0.92 0.06 6.3 800

10 ppm 10.1 0.2 2.4

600

100 ppm 97 3 3.3

400
1,000 ppm 1030 40 3.5

4 orders of magnitude for dynamic linear 200

range. The redesign of the Agilent 8355 SCD burner

allows you to confidently analyze and report data from 0
high-level samples.
2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 17.5 20 22.5 min

High system stability. This chart illustrates long term performance.

Agilent and ASTM

Collaborating on industry standards and methods
• Applications chemists from both Agilent and our business partners actively participate in new
ASTM method development.
• We bring ASTM approved methodology to all our customers worldwide.
• Agilent scientists actively monitor emerging requirements and trends to bring needed industry
applications to ASTM.
• Standards are formulated specifically for analysis of sulfur in biodiesel fuel.

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 ENERGY AND CHEMICAL APPLICATION

SULFUR DETERMINATION THAT SATISFIES REGULATORY,

PRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS

ASTM D5504:
Determination of Sulfur Compounds in Natural Gas and Gaseous Fuels by Gas Chromatography
and Chemiluminescence
Gas chromatography with sulfur chemiluminescence detection such as paraffins, benzene, toluene and xylenes; and fuels such as
provides a rapid means of identifying and quantifying sulfur natural gas, LPG, gasoline, kerosene, jet, and diesel.
compounds in petroleum feeds and products. Examples include sulfur
compounds in monomers such as ethylene and propylene; solvents

23 sulfur compounds injected at 1 ppm on-column

5 sulfur compounds injected at 100 ppb on-column 1. Ethanethiol 10. 2-methyl-1-propanethiol 14. 2-methylthiophene
2. Dimethyl sulfide 11. Diethyl sulfide 15. 3-methylthiophene
3. Carbon disulfide 12. 1-butanethiol 16. 3-chlorothiophene
4. 2-propanrthiol 13. Diethyl disulfide 17. Diethyl disulfide
5. 2-methyl-2-propanethiol 18. 2-bromothiophene
pA
pA
Ethylmethylsulfide

3-methylbenzothiophene

17, 18
9
2-bromothiophene

.56

6. 1-propanrthiol 19. T-butyl disulfide

700
52
Dimethyl sulfide

.66

:3
21

ea
:3

Ar

7. Ethylmethyl sulfide 20. Thianaphthene

ea
Ar

100
600
8. 2-butanethiol 21. 2-methylbenzothiophene
1-Butanethiol
01

9. Thiophene 22. 3-methylbenzothiophene

3.5
28
e a:
Ar

80
500
23. Phenyl sulfide
62
9.7

3
26
e a:
Ar

13 22
400 8 16
14 15
60 7 19
2
300 4 6 10 21
9 23
5
11, 12

1
40
200
20

100
20

5 10 15 20 25 min 5 10 15 20 25 min

Low-level detection of sulfur compounds. These results demonstrate the high ASTM compliant performance allows for detection of components of interest.
accuracy and precision of the Agilent 8355 SCD.

Greatly improve SCD stability with Agilent J&W DB-Sulfur SCD columns
Thick-film PDMS columns commonly used with SCD are prone to excessive bleed at high
temperatures. When this happens, column bleed components accumulate and foul (coke) onto SCD
burner ceramic tubes, destabilizing detector response over time.

Agilent J&W DB-Sulfur SCD columns are optimized for low bleed.
This reduces fouling of SCD ceramic tubes – minimizing instrument downtime and operational costs.
In addition, DB-Sulfur SCD columns provide excellent peak shape and extended detector stability for
all GC SCD methods that utilize PDMS stationary phases – such as ASTM D5623 and D5504.

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