Automated TVOC Wizard Workflow:
Simplifying Data Processing
What is the TVOC Wizard?
The TVOC (Total Volatile Organic Chemicals) Wizard is a software tool that simplifies data handling. The TVOC wizard is optimized for the VDA278 and is well suited for similar TVOC methods that sum up peak areas in a chromatogram and ratio them to an external standard. A single value is easily generated from a complex chromatogram. The simple, intuitive drag-and-drop interface runs with any GC-MS system, it does NOT require an additional software and is independent of the instrument's GC-MS control software as well.
The TVOC Wizard takes a complicated chromatogram like this...
…and calculates individual results for the VOC, FOG (SVOC), and/or customized ranges for easy material emissions analysis.
TVOC Wizard data processing is automated, freeing up hours, even days, of analyst time.
TVOC Wizard Advanced Features:
- Peak deconvolution based on MC-AR algorithm, others can be used
- Automated Baseline determination
- Use of retention indices (RI)
- Embedded NIST® library search for fast ID of compounds of interest
- Response Factor (RF) Determination and method customization
- Automated calibration processing
- Validation Mix Evaluation for QC reporting
- Customized reporting and data export
Automated TVOC Wizard Workflow: Simplifying Data Processing
- Project Data Set is imported (single or multiple file processing)
- Peaks are deconvoluted and processed against embedded NIST Library
- Embedded NIST® 2023 included for extremely fast processing
- MC-AR deconvolution algorithm, others can be selected
- Built-in Retention Indices are used for definitive ID
- Greatly improves ID of unknown / non-target compounds
- TVOC values are calculated
- VOC, FOG (SVOC), or custom ranges
- Method Compatible Reporting
- Hardcopy / PDF
- Excel / LIMS Exports
- Method Compliance:
- Identify, report Non-Target Compounds and TVOC / Total FOG (SVOC) Values
- Calculate, report VOC / FOG / Customized Values for Peaks Found and Identified
- QC reporting
- Automated calibration and Instrument Performance Verification
- TVOC Wizard Processes the QC Data
- Reduced Frustration / reduced user-to-user variation
- Increased throughput (minutes rather than hours for complex samples)
- Reduced Cost per Sample
TVOC Wizard was developed with active users from major international contract labs in cooperation with GERSTEL expert staff
- Verified time savings
- Simple, intuitive drag-and-drop interface
- Runs with any GC-MS system, does NOT require an additional software
- Support world-wide by experienced GERSTEL application chemists
TVOC Wizard for Material Emissions or general Indoor Air Quality (IAQ):
- For manufacturers of
- Building Materials, including paints, coatings, flooring materials
- Furniture
- Bedding
- Government or Contract labs that perform IAQ testing
- Generally chamber testing, including methods ISO 16000-6 and 16000-25
TVOC Wizard summary:
When running material emissions methods that require peak ID, calculation of total VOC and total SVOC (FOG), you shouldn’t spend more valuable analyst time on processing data than on running the samples themselves.
TVOC Wizard simplifies your work, saving valuable time by automating tedious manual data analysis and processing.
This includes total peak area calculation, deconvolution and ultra-fast identification using an embedded NIST library and retention time indices.
Totalized peak areas can be sorted by compound class, and sample reports are compatible with standard method reporting requirements.
VIAQ: Vehicle Interior Air Quality / IAQ: Indoor Air Quality
Methods: VDA 278, ISO 12219-11, ISO 16000-6, ISO 16000-25, and Customized Methods
