Gas GC column SH series

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Overview
SH Series GC columns by Shimadzu comprise a broad family of gas chromatography columns including fused silica capillary columns, fused silica PLOT columns, stainless steel (metal) columns, guard columns and application‑specific/dedicated columns. Designed for GC and GC‑MS instruments, the SH Series provides reproducible chromatographic behavior across a wide polarity range and is available in standard and high‑temperature variants.

Column types

• Fused silica capillary columns
• PLOT columns
• Metal (stainless steel) columns
• Guard columns (various deactivations and integrated guard formats)
• Application‑specific / dedicated columns

How to select the stationary phase (table)
Stationary Phase | Polarity | Separation Properties | Applications | Columns
100% dimethyl polysiloxane | Non‑polar | Elution by boiling point order | Gasoline and solvent analysis | SH-I-1MS, SH-I-1HT, SH-1, SH-MetalX
**% diphenyl / **% dimethyl polysiloxane | Low to medium polarity | Increased retention for aromatic compounds proportional to phenyl content | Flavors, environmental samples, aromatic analytes | SH-I-5MS, SH-I-5HT, SH-I-17, SH-5, SH-5MS, SH-20, SH-35, SH-35MS, SH-65, SH-MetalX-5
**% cyanopropylphenyl / **% dimethyl polysiloxane | Medium polarity | Effective for oxygenated compounds, isomers separation | Pesticides, PCBs, oxygenated analytes | SH-1301, SH-624, SH-1701
Trifluoropropyl methyl polysiloxane | Medium to high polarity | Preferential retention of halogenated compounds | Halogenated compounds, polar solvents | SH-200, SH-200MS
Polyethylene glycol | High polarity | Strong retention of polar analytes | Polar compounds, solvents, flavors, FAME | SH-Wax, SH-PolarWax

Fused Silica Capillary Columns (examples / catalogue entries)

• SH-1
• SH-I-1HT
• SH-I-1MS
• SH-1 PONA
• SH-1301
• SH-I-1301Sil MS
• SH-I-17
• SH-I-17Sil MS
• SH-1701
• SH-20
• SH-200 / SH-200MS
• SH-225
• SH-2330
• SH-2560
• SH-35 / SH-35MS
• SH-I-35Sil MS
• SH-440
• SH-5
• SH-5MS
• SH-I-5MS
• SH-I-5HT
• SH-I-5Sil MS
• SH-50
• SH-624
• SH-I-624Sil MS
• SH-65
• SH-65TG
• SH-Wax
• SH-PolarWax
• SH-502.2
• SH-I-XLB
• SH-I-PAH

Dedicated columns (examples)

• SH-1614
• SH-OPP2
• SH-CLP / SH-CLP II
• SH-VMS
• SH-Volatil Amin
• SH-PCB
• SH-VRX
• SH-FAME
• SH-BAC Plus 1 / SH-BAC Plus 2
• SH-5 Amine / SH-35 Amine
• SH-PolarD
• SH-PolarX
• SH-PolarWAX MS

PLOT Columns (examples)

• SH-Alumina BOND/Na2SO4
• SH-Alumina BOND/KCL
• SH-Msieve 5A
• SH-Q-BOND
• SH-U-BOND

Metal Columns (examples)

• SH-MetalX-1
• SH-MetalX-1HT SimDist
• SH-MetalX-5
• SH-MetalX-1701
• SH-MetalX-WAX
• SH-MetalX Biodiesel TG

Guard Columns (examples)

• SH-I Guard Retention Gap Columns
• SH-Particle Trap (for PLOT columns)
• SH-IP Guard Columns
• SH Guard Columns Polar Deactivation
• SH Guard Columns Base Deactivated
• SH-MetalX-Siltek Guard Column
• Integrated Guard Columns

Downloads
GC Columns Guidebook (brochure available as PDF).

Technical characteristics / specifications

• Product family: SH Series GC Columns (fused silica capillary, PLOT, metal and guard columns)
• Stationary phase options: 100% dimethyl polysiloxane; diphenyl/dimethyl polysiloxane blends; cyanopropylphenyl/dimethyl polysiloxane blends; trifluoropropyl methyl polysiloxane; polyethylene glycol
• Polarity range: non‑polar to high polarity depending on stationary phase
• Main applications: gasoline/solvent analysis, flavors, environmental testing, pesticides/PCBs, halogenated and polar compounds, FAME/biodiesel analysis
• Compatibility: designed for GC and GC‑MS instruments; available in standard and high‑temperature variants
• Column materials: fused silica capillary and stainless steel (metal) options
• Available models: wide range of SH‑series and dedicated application columns (see lists above)