Label & Grade Selection Identification Guide
The Fisher Chemical portfolio of high-purity solvents comprises more than 600 solvents suited to a wide range of laboratory applications, from LC/MS to HPLC to gas chromatography to spectrophotometry.
Manufactured in ISO 9001:2008-certified facilities, each Fisher Chemical solvent undergoes rigorous quality assurance and testing measures that ensure excellent lot-to-lot and bottle-to-bottle consistency.
| Grade | Definition | Application |
|---|---|---|
| UHPLC Gradient grade | Solvent certified for UHPLC analysis with high UV transmission. Low background noise at 210nm and 254nm. Filtered at 0.1μm for ultra low particulates. | UHPLC-UV |
| Optima™ LC/MS | Solvents and additives of exceptionally high purity specially designed and use-tested on LC/MS instruments. Solvents impurity levels in ppb. | LC/MS, HPLC, GC and spectrophotometry |
| Optima™ | Acids and solvents of extremely high purity. Acids are analyzed for 65 metals by ICP/MS; impurity levels in ppt. Solvent impurity levels in ppm. UV absorbance curves and sample chromatograms available on request. For Optima™ acids, a typical lot analysis is given in the catalog. Impurity evels in an actual lot received may vary from the amount listed. | HPLC, GC, plasma/ICP, spectrophotometry, and pesticide residue analysis |
| GC Resolv™ | Solvents with the highest purity and lot-to-lot consistency. Free of contaminants to the ppb level, including those listed in Contract Laboratory Program Target Compound List. Meet ACS specifications. Chromatogram available on request | Gas Chromatography (GC) |
| HPLC | Solvents manufactured specifically for use with HPLC instruments. Meet all ACS specifications. Submicron filtered. | HPLC and spectrophotometry procedures |
| Certified ACS Plus | Acids that, in addition to meeting or exceeding the latest specifications of the ACS, are analyzed for more than 16 metals. Actual lot analysis on label. | Analytical applications with tighter metal specifications |
| Certified ACS | Reagent chemicals that meet or exceed the latest ACS Specifications. Actual lot analysis on label. | Analytical applications requiring tight specifications |
| Certified | Reagent chemicals for which the purity standard is established by Fisher Scientific. Purity is guaranteed to meet published maximum limits of impurities. | General analytical procedures |
| Ultra Trace Elemental Analysis | Solvents manufactured for use with plasma/ICP instruments. Impurity levels in ppt. Packaged in acid-cleaned polyethylene bottles. | Plasma/ICP, environmental testing, trace- metal analysis |
| Environmental Grade | Solvents for use in HPLC analysis, trace-organic analysis, and environmental testing. Packaged in precleaned glass bottles in M3.5 (Class 100) cleanroom. Shipped with Certificate of Analysis. | HPLC, trace-organic analysis, environmental testing |
| Pesticide | Solvents for use in analysis of pesticide residue. Meet or exceed ACS standards of purity for pesticide residue analysis. | GC with electron capture detector (ECD), pesticide residue analysis |
| USP/NF/FCC/EP/BP/JP | Reagent chemicals that meet or surpass specifications of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), the National Formulary (NF), the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC), the European Pharmacopeia (EP), the British Pharmacopeia (BP) and/or the Japanese Pharmacopeia (JP). | Food and drug laboratories, biological testing |
| Spectranalyzed™ | Solvents for use in spectrophotometry. Also meet ACS specifications. Actual lot analysis on label. | Ultraviolet and visible wavelength detectors (UV-Vis) |
| Biotechnology | Solvents and reagents that have been specially purified and assayed for biotechnology applications. | Electrophoresis, molecular biology, sequencing, and peptide and oligonucleotide synthesis |
| Scintanalyzed™ | Solvents, fluors and prepared cocktails for liquid scintillation counting. Includes nonflammable, nontoxic, biodegradable ScintiSafe* cocktails. | Liquid scintillation counting |
| Electronic | Solvents manufactured to ensure low levels of metal contamination. Meet Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute (SEMI) requirements. Actual lot analysis on label. | Electronics and circuit board manufacturing |
| TraceMetal™ | Acids manufactured to achieve low metal contamination measurable in ppm to ppb range. Each lot is analyzed for more than 55 metals by ICP/MS. For TraceMetal™ acids, a typical lot analysis is given in the catalog. Impurity levels in an actual lot received may vary from amountslisted | Primarily used in digestion of samples prior to instrument (ICP) analysis |
| Histology | Solvents and products that are specially prepared for use in the histology laboratory setting. Solvents are filtered for tissue processing applications. | Tissue processing, clinical or histology procedures |
| Laboratory and Technical | Chemicals of reasonable quality and purity for use in procedures where no official standards are required. | Manufacturing and general laboratory use |
| SQ | Special Quality Chemicals | general laboratory use |
| ExcelR | Excellent Analytical Reagents | It is the ideal quality for laboratory purposes. Batch to batch reproducibility is specially controlled to guarantee consistent analytical results |
| EL | Solvents manufactured to ensure low levels of metal contamination | Electronics and circuit board manufacturing |
| GC HS | Gas Chromatography Head Space Solvents | These solvents are used for the analysis of volatile (OVI) and semi-volatile organics in solid, liquid and gas samples |
Label Identification Guide
