Agilent Technologies 490 Micro GC User Manual

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Agilent 490 Micro GC Natural Gas Analyzer
User Manual
Agilent Technologies
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Agilent 490 Micro GC - Natural Gas
Analyzers
Introduction
Natural gas is a fossil fuel. Millions of years ago, the remains of
plants, animals, and micro-organisms were buried underneath
layers of soil and sediment. Due to the weight of the soil and
sediment, the pressure and temperature increased. This
resulted in the slow transformation of the organisms into
natural gas and oil.
The composition of natural gas varies widely. Natural gas is a
combustible mixture of hydrocarbon gases that mainly consists
of methane, smaller amounts of light hydrocarbons such as
ethane, propane, n-butane, n-pentane, hexanes plus, and other
gases such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, hydrogen, and
hydrogen sulfide. Natural gas can also contain traces of argon,
helium, neon, and xenon. Natural gas in its pure form is
colorless and odorless.
Natural Gas Analyzers have been designed to analyze the
different compositions of natural gas.
Types of Agilent 490 Micro GC - Natural Gas Analyzers
The following four types of Natural Gas Analyzers can be used
to analyze natural gas:
• The Agilent 490 Micro GC - Natural Gas Analyzer A
• The Agilent 490 Micro GC - Natural Gas Analyzer A Extended
• The Agilent 490 Micro GC - Natural Gas Analyzer B
• The Agilent 490 Micro GC - Natural Gas Analyzer B Extended

Agilent Technologies 490 Micro GC Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	490 Micro GC
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English