Stationary phases designer

Three examples are presented here 1) An example of the enhancement of resolution in the gas chromatographic resolution of enantiomers achieved by specifically-designed stationary phases or specifically selected "states" of stationary phases. 2) The use of mobile phase additives which actually... 

In a chromatographic separation, the individual components of a mixture are moved apart in the column due to their different affinities for the stationary phase and, as their dispersion is contained by appropriate system design, the individual solutes can be eluted discretely and resolution is achieved. Chromatography theory has been developed over the last half century, but the two critical theories, the Plate Theory and the Rate Theory, were both well established by 1960. There have been many contributors to chromatography theory over the intervening years but, with the... 

Scott and Kucera [4] carried out some experiments that were designed to confirm that the two types of solute/stationary phase interaction, sorption and displacement, did, in fact, occur in chromatographic systems. They dispersed about 10 g of silica gel in a solvent mixture made up of 0.35 %w/v of ethyl acetate in n-heptane. It is seen from the adsorption isotherms shown in Figure 8 that at an ethyl acetate concentration of 0.35%w/v more than 95% of the first layer of ethyl acetate has been formed on the silica gel. In addition, at this solvent composition, very little of the second layer was formed. Consequently, this concentration was chosen to ensure that if significant amounts of ethyl acetate were displaced by the solute, it would be derived from the first layer on the silica and not the less strongly held second layer. 

The dispersion of a solute band in a packed column was originally treated comprehensively by Van Deemter et al. [4] who postulated that there were four first-order effect, spreading processes that were responsible for peak dispersion. These the authors designated as multi-path dispersion, longitudinal diffusion, resistance to mass transfer in the mobile phase and resistance to mass transfer in the stationary phase. Van Deemter derived an expression for the variance contribution of each dispersion process to the overall variance per unit length of the column. Consequently, as the individual dispersion processes can be assumed to be random and non-interacting, the total variance per unit length of the column was obtained from a sum of the individual variance contributions. 

Giddings made a stalwart effort to provide values for the different constants that would apply to diverse stationary phase and support conditions [2]. However, at best, his values are the closest estimates from an assumed set of conditions that may fit, to a greater or lesser extent, the properties of the actual stationary phase or support in use. In some cases, his constants may be used in column design and to help in the choice of those operating conditions that will provide the required... 

In the development of a SE-HPLC method the variables that may be manipulated and optimized are the column (matrix type, particle and pore size, and physical dimension), buffer system (type and ionic strength), pH, and solubility additives (e.g., organic solvents, detergents). Once a column and mobile phase system have been selected the system parameters of protein load (amount of material and volume) and flow rate should also be optimized. A beneficial approach to the development of a SE-HPLC method is to optimize the multiple variables by the use of statistical experimental design. Also, information about the physical and chemical properties such as pH or ionic strength, solubility, and especially conditions that promote aggregation can be applied to the development of a SE-HPLC assay. Typical problems encountered during the development of a SE-HPLC assay are protein insolubility and column stationary phase... 

The chromatographic column has a dichotomy of purpose. During a separation, two processes ensue in the column, continuously, progressively and virtually independent of one another. Firstly, the individual solutes are moved apart as a result of the differing distribution coefficients of each component with respect to the stationary phase in the manner previously described. Secondly, having moved the individual components apart, the column is designed to constrain the natural dispersion of each solute band (i.e. the band... 

The two examples of sample preparation for the analysis of trace material in liquid matrixes are typical of those met in the analytical laboratory. They are dealt with in two quite different ways one uses the now well established cartridge extraction technique which is the most common the other uses a unique type of stationary phase which separates simultaneously on two different principles. Firstly, due to its design it can exclude large molecules from the interacting surface secondly, small molecules that can penetrate to the retentive surface can be separated by dispersive interactions. The two examples given will be the determination of trimethoprim in blood serum and the determination of herbicides in pond water. 

B. Waiczak, L. Morin-Allory, M. Chrdtien, M. Lafosse and M. Dreux, Factor analysis and experiment design in high-performance liquid chromatography. III. Influence of mobile phase modifications on the selectivity of chalcones on a diol stationary phase. Chemom. Intell. Lab. Syst., I (1986) 79-90. 

To be absolutely correct the terms in., the brackets should be activities and not concentrations, also, two of the terms involve stationary phase activities that cannot be easily evaluated. The weight distribution coefficient for the analyte A" is designated as and is given by ... 

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