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GC TESTING SERVICES
Gas Chromatography Testing for Regulated Products & Complex Materials
Defensible GC data for residual solvents, VOCs, alcohols, volatile monomers, process impurities, odor investigations, extractables, leachables, and product-quality decisions.
GC testing that helps you make a decision:
Residual solvent and volatile impurity testing
Alcohol determination for regulated formulations
VOC, odor, packaging, and lot-comparison studies
Method development, transfer, and validation support
Scientist-led interpretation and clear next steps
Clarity
Define the sample question, target analytes, matrix, and decision the data must support.
Certainty
Generate defensible GC results for quality, compliance, release, and investigation needs.
Confidence
Move from chromatogram to action with scientist-to-scientist interpretation.
WHAT GC TESTING HELPS YOU SOLVE
Get the GC data you need to release products, resolve issues, and move forward with confidence.
Quantum Analytics Group supports GC testing for manufacturers, brands, QA teams, R&D groups, and regulated-product teams that need data they can act on.
Product Quality
Evaluate volatile compounds that affect odor, consistency, stability, release, or finished-product performance.
- Good-lot vs. suspect-lot comparison
- Stability-related volatile changes
- Finished product QC support
- Antimicrobial active and preservative-related testing where GC is appropriate
Regulated Decisions
Support decisions involving residual solvents, alcohol levels, volatile impurities, and method requirements.
- Pharmaceutical and OTC support
- Method development and validation support
- OOS and OOT investigations
Root-Cause Investigations
Investigate odors, packaging interactions, supplier changes, contamination events, and material variability.
- Odor and VOC investigations
- Packaging-related volatiles
- Supplier change concerns
Residual Solvent Testing
Evaluate solvent residues in raw materials, intermediates, finished products, polymers, coatings, adhesives, cosmetics, OTC products, and pharmaceuticals.
- Targeted residual solvent testing
- Solvent screening
- Batch and supplier comparison
- Process cleanup verification
VOC Testing
Assess volatile organic compounds that may affect odor, quality, safety, performance, or compliance.
- VOC profiling
- Targeted volatile testing
- Packaging interaction studies
- Manufacturing contamination investigations
Alcohol Determination
Verify alcohol identity and level in regulated products, consumer products, raw materials, and specialty formulations.
- Ethanol testing
- Isopropanol testing
- Methanol testing
- Finished product QC
Volatile Monomer Testing
Investigate residual monomers and volatile process impurities in polymers, resins, adhesives, coatings, packaging, and specialty chemicals.
- Residual monomers
- Volatile process impurities
- Raw material qualification
- Change-control support
Odor & Flavor Profiles
Compare volatile profiles when odor, flavor, or fragrance issues create quality complaints or brand risk.
- Off-odor investigations
- Complaint sample testing
- Storage-condition studies
- Good-lot vs. suspect-lot comparison
Extractables & Leachables
Support Evaluate volatile compounds associated with packaging, closures, liners, labels, adhesives, coatings, polymers, elastomers, and device materials.
- Volatile extractables screening
- Volatile leachables investigations
- Container and closure concerns
- Material substitution comparisons
INDUSTRIES SERVED
GC testing built for products where data quality matters.
Quantum supports routine and investigative GC testing across regulated products, consumer formulations, specialty chemicals, electronics, materials, packaging, and medical device components.
Pharmaceuticals
GC testing for APIs, excipients, raw materials, finished products, stability samples, and regulated investigations.
Residual solvents
Alcohol determination
Volatile impurities
Method development, transfer, and validation support
OOS, OOT, supplier, and batch-release support
Cosmetics & Personal Care
GC testing for lotions, creams, shampoos, cleansers, aerosols, sprays, deodorants, fragrances, sunscreens, and personal care formulations.
Residual solvents
Alcohol content
VOCs and odor investigations
Fragrance-related volatile profiles
Batch comparison and claim-support testing where GC is appropriate
Antimicrobial and preservative-related formulation support
OTC Products
Testing support for products that require consumer-product responsiveness and regulated-product rigor.
Sunscreens and topical drug products
Hand sanitizers and medicated cleansers
Oral care, acne, antifungal, and antimicrobial products
Chloroxylenol-containing formulations where GC is appropriate
Residual solvents and alcohol determination
Stability and packaging interaction studies
Specialty Chemicals
GC testing for solvents, additives, coatings, adhesives, polymers, resins, raw materials, and process materials.
Solvent analysis
VOC testing
Volatile impurity testing
Residual monomers
Production troubleshooting and change-control support
Consumer
Products
GC testing for odor, contamination, packaging, formulation, and claim-support questions that affect market confidence.
Residual solvents and VOCs
Alcohol content
Off-odor investigations
Lot comparison
Supplier change and failure investigations
Electronics & Critical Components
GC testing for materials, assemblies, adhesives, coatings, films, polymers, packaging, and component-related contamination or odor concerns.
Residual solvents in materials and components
VOCs from adhesives, coatings, and polymers
Outgassing-related investigations
Packaging and storage-related volatiles
Good-lot vs. suspect-lot comparison
Materials, Packaging & Medical Devices
GC testing for polymers, elastomers, adhesives, coatings, packaging materials, labels, closures, and product-contact components.
Volatile extractables
Volatile leachables
Residual solvents in materials
Residual monomers
Packaging odor and material change comparisons
WHY QUANTUM
A better alternative to
transactional GC testing.
For simple, low-risk testing, a transactional lab may be enough. But when the result matters — a regulatory question, product failure, formulation issue, contamination concern, odor complaint, electronics materials issue, or supplier dispute — Quantum helps you get to a defensible answer.
QUANTUM ADVANTAGE
Scientist-led GC testing with interpretation, context, and clear next steps.
Scientist-Led Interpretation
Quantum does not just generate data. We help clients understand what the data means and what decision it supports.
Fit-for-Purpose Strategy
Every project starts with the sample, matrix, analyte, regulatory context, and business decision. The method should fit the question.
Decision-Ready Data
Results are designed to support internal review, audits, quality decisions, supplier discussions, and regulatory responses.
OUR GC TESTING PROCESS
From product question to actionable result.
GC testing works best when the analytical approach is aligned with the problem, matrix, and decision your team needs to make.
01
Define the Product Question
We begin by understanding the sample, target analytes, specifications, regulatory need, and decision the data must support.02
Select the GC Approach
We determine whether the project requires targeted testing, residual solvent analysis, alcohol determination, comparison testing, or method support.03
Analyze the
Sample
Samples are tested using GC conditions appropriate to the analyte, matrix, detection need, and reporting objective.04
Deliver Actionable Results
You receive clear data designed to support release, investigation, reformulation, supplier review, compliance response, or next-step testing.COMMON SAMPLES TESTED BY GC
GC support for raw materials, finished products, formulations, and product-contact materials.
APIs Excipients Raw Materials Finished Pharmaceuticals OTC Products Sunscreens Hand Sanitizers
Chloroxylenol Products Antimicrobial Products Lotions Creams Shampoos Cleansers Aerosols
Fragranced Products Deodorants Oral Care Products Specialty Chemicals Solvents Polymers Plastics
Adhesives Coatings Packaging Materials Labels Medical Device Materials Electronics Materials
Electronic Components Consumer Products Complaint Samples Stability Samples Good-Lot / Bad-Lot Samples
COMMON GC TESTING QUESTIONS
Questions Quantum helps answer with GC testing.
GC testing can support targeted residual solvent analysis for raw materials, process materials, intermediates, finished products, polymers, coatings, adhesives, cosmetics, OTC products, and pharmaceuticals.
GC can support alcohol determination for ethanol, isopropanol, methanol, and related alcohols in regulated products, consumer products, raw materials, and formulations.
GC can compare volatile profiles across good lots, suspect lots, complaint samples, packaging materials, and stability samples to support odor and root-cause investigations.
GC testing can support volatile extractables, leachables, packaging interaction studies, container/closure concerns, and material substitution comparisons.
GC may support targeted testing, product comparison, residual solvent evaluation, alcohol determination, volatile impurity analysis, or method development for chloroxylenol-containing and antimicrobial formulations when the analyte, matrix, and reporting objective are appropriate for GC.
Quantum can help align the GC approach with the analyte, matrix, detection need, and reporting objective, including method development, transfer, and validation support where appropriate.