The 861 Advanced Compact IC represents a further extension to the range of compact Metrohm IC instruments. Since their introduction in 1999, this new instrument class has become firmly established. Extremely compact design, high sensitivity, low detection limits, comprehensive automation possibilities – all combined with very easy handling – form the basis for the outstanding performance and success of these IC systems. In addition, excellent price-performance ratio and low running costs have opened up completely new application areas for ion chromatography.
The Compact IC system
Compact means that all instrument components can be accommodated in a small housing. Everything that is required for state-of-the-art ion chromatography is included in the 861 Advanced Compact IC. The space requirement is minimal, meaning the footprint is hardly larger than a sheet of DIN A4 paper. The 861 Advanced Compact IC needs no gas supply or computer plug-in cards, the only things required are electricity and a connection to the COM port of the PC.
Operation and software – CLICK One-Button IC
The 861 Advanced Compact IC can be completely controlled from either a notebook or desktop PC – no additional plug-in cards are required. Communication takes place simply and reliably via a COM port (RS 232C). The IC Net software carries out both instrument control and data evaluation. The powerful and user-friendly chromatography software satisfies the highest demands while still remaining very easy to use.
With IC Cap, the operation of the 861 Advanced Compact IC becomes perfectly easy: a single mouse-click is all that is needed to start a measurement.
Both IC Net and IC Cap are included in the standard equipment of the 861 Advanced Compact IC.
Automation and sample preparation
The 861 Advanced Compact IC can be automated with all Metrohm sample changers. Choosing the right sample changer depends on the type of application and budget:
The 813 Compact IC Autosampler is suitable for routine tasks and accommodates a maximum of 36 samples.
The new Advanced IC Sample Processors offer many options:
- The 838 Advanced IC Sample Processor is freely programmable and handles 148 sample vessels.
- The 838 Advanced IC Dialysis Sample Processor performs inline dialysis with heavily loaded samples.
- The 838 Advanced IC Filtration Sample Processor automates filtration.
- The 838 Advanced IC Dilution Sample Processor dilutes the samples before injection.
In addition, the 861 Advanced Compact IC has eight remote lines available for the direct control of external devices. These could be any configuration of sample changers, valves for step gradients and column switching or sample preparation modules such as dialysis or ultrafiltration. The 861 Advanced Compact IC is completely integrated in the IC Net software, forming part of very intricate and fully automated systems. It can also be combined very easily with other detectors such as UV/VIS, DAD, VA or PAD.
