The Mini GC is a small, lightweight, portable gas chromatograph that has the same easy-to-use features as the rest of the Forston Labs LabNavigator sensor products.

It is an instrument for separating, analyzing, and identifying substances contained in a volatile liquid or gaseous sample. The Mini GC can detect and distinguish between families of compounds, including alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, aromatic hydrocarbons, carboxylic acids, chlorinated hydrocarbons, esters, ethers, and nitriles. It has all of the key components of a traditional gas chromatograph, including an injection port, temperature and pressure controls, a capillary column through which different substances pass at different rates depending on various chemical and physical properties, and a sensor for detecting the arrival of compounds. It has a patented MEMS chip sensor that allows for room air to be used as a carrier gas.

The Mini GC connects to the LabNavigator and the LabNavigator App software allows users to easily control data-collection parameters, then collect data in real-time. After the peaks are detected, the software allows you to determine retention times and/or integrate peaks to help quantify the relative amount of each compound present in the sample.