Helium Shortage Solutions web resource now available!

Shimadzu is committed to finding alternative gas options and mitigating the effects of the helium shortage and rising costs. Click the link to learn more about Reducing Helium Consumption or Alternative Gas Options.

When it comes to Gas Chromatography (GC) and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GCMS), high purity gas is essential. Helium is the preferred choice due to its inertness, safety, high resolution and speed, and excellent sensitivity, making it the go-to carrier gas for most GC and GCMS applications. However, Helium resources have been depleting over the years, as it is extracted from natural gas and escapes our atmosphere, which has resulted in significant price increases over the past 20 years.

To address this issue, Shimadzu is committed to finding alternative gas options and mitigating the effects of the helium shortage and rising costs.

Click the link below to learn more about Reducing Helium Consumption or Alternative Gas Options.