Planar chromatography mobile phase

Sz. Nyiredy, Zs. Fater and B. Szabady, Identification in planar chromatography by use of retention data measured using characterized mobile phases , ]. Planar Chromatogr. 7 406-409 (1994). 

Compared with liquid column chromatography, in PLC there is a certain limitation with respect to the composition of the mobile phase in the case of reversed-phase chromatography. In planar chromatography the flow of the mobile phase is normally induced by capillary forces. A prerequisite for this mechanism is that the surface of the stationary phase be wetted by the mobile phase. This, however, results in a Umitation in the maximum possible amount of water applicable in the mobile phase, is dependent on the hydrophobic character of the stationary RP phase. To... 

The most important current problem of planar chromatography is the elaboration of theoretical and experimental methods for predicting the conditions of mixture separation in order to achieve better results. Planar chromatography is an analytical chemistry technique for the separation of mixtures that involves passing of solutes in the mobile phase through the stationary phase. Usually, each component has a... 

The recommended mobile phase must assure a proper adsorption isotherm for a given stationary phase. Chapter 2 discusses the adsorption planar chromatography in the nonhnear region. 

FIGURE 4.11 The PRISMA model. (Adapted from Siouffi, A.-M. and Abbou, M., Optimization of the mobile phase, in Planar Chromatography, A Retrospective View for the Third Millennium, Nyiredy, Sz., Ed., Springer Scientific, Budapest, 2001, chap. 3. With permission.)... 

It is important to know the influence of the physicochemical parameters of the mobile phase (dipole moment, dielectric constant, and refractive index) on solvent strength and selectivity. The main interactions in planar chromatography between the molecules of the mobile phases and those of solutes are caused by dispersion forces related to the refractive index, dipole-dipole forces related to the dipole moment, induction forces related to a permanent dipole and an induced one, hydrogen bonding, and dielectric interactions related to the dielectric constant. Solvent strength depends mainly on the dipole moment of the mobile phase, whereas the solvent selectivity depends on the dielectric constant of the mobile phase. 

One of the most crucial influencing factors in planar chromatography is the vapor space and the interactions involved. The fact that the gas phase is present, in addition to stationary and mobile phases, makes planar chromatography different from other chromatographic techniques. Owing to the characteristic of an open system the stationary, mobile, and vapor phases interact with each other until they all are in equihbrium. This equilibrium is much faster obtained if chamber saturation is employed. This is the reason for differences in separation quality when saturated and unsaturated chambers are used. However, the humidity of the ambient air can also influence the activity of the layer and, thus, separation. Especially during sample application, the equihbrium between layer activity and relative humidity of the... 

FIGURE 6.4 Horizontal ES chamber 1 — mobile phase reservoir, 2 — capillary siphon, 3 — small cover plate with distributor plate, 4 — base plate, 5 — adsorbent layer, 6 — carrier plate, 7 — main cover plate, 8 — additional cover plate used to close the chamber. (From Soczewinski, E., Planar Chromatography, Vol. 1, Kaiser, R.E., Ed., Huethig, Heidelberg, 1986, pp. 79-117. With permission.)... 

Application of anticircular development to preparative planar chromatography is not popular in spite of the possibility of obtaining a good resolution of mixture components, especially of higher Rp values. Delivery of the mobile phase to the... 

Isocratic linear development is the most popular mode of chromatogram development in analytical and preparative planar chromatography. It can be easily performed in horizontal chambers of all types. The mobile phase in the reservoir is brought into contact with the adsorbent layer, and then the movement of the eluent front takes place. Chromatogram development is stopped when the mobile phase front reaches the desired position. Usually 20 X 20 cm and 10 X 20 cm plates are applied for preparative separations, and this makes the migration distance equal to about 18 cm. Due to the fact that the migration distance varies with time according to the equation Z, = (Z, c, and t are the distance of the solvent front traveled, constant,... 

Considering the principal factors affecting preparative planar chromatography, described by Nyiredy [101,102], it seems that the most important factors are the stationary and mobile phases with respect to the natural mixtures. 

Forced-flow development enables the mobile phase velocity to be optimized without regard to the deficiencies of a capillary controlled flow system [34,35). In rotational planar chromatography, centrifugal force, generated by spinning the sorbent layer about a central axis, is used to drive the solvent... 

Two-dimensional separations in planar chromatography are rather trivial to perform. All unidimensional multiple development techniques employ successive repeated development of the layer in the same direction, with removal of the mobile phase between developments. The main variants are multiple chromatography and incremental multiple development. The basis for automated multiple development (AMD) is the automation of unidimensional, incremental, multiple development with a reverse solvent strength gradient [998]. 2D TLC finds limited use, and is mainly a qualitative technique. 

Paper chromatography and thin-layer chromatography (TLC) constitute the planar methods mentioned above. Paper chromatography makes use of a sheet of paper having the consistency of filter paper (cellulose) for the stationary phase. Since such paper is hydrophilic, the stationary phase is actually a thin film of water unintentionally adsorbed on the surface of the paper. Thus, paper chromatography represents a form of partition chromatography only. The mobile phase is always a liquid. 

D. Nurok Strategies for optimizing the Mobile Phase in Planar Chromatography. Chem. Rev., 89 (1989) 363-375. 

Thin-layer chromatography (TLC), sometimes also called planar chromatography, employ a stationary phase immobilized on a glass or plastic plate and an organic mobile phase. It is a rather old technique whose application in residue analysis has been limited in the past by poor chromatographic resolution, inadequate selectivity, and insufficient sensitivity (49). This was due to inherent problems in the quality of the available stationary phase materials and in the uniformity of the layers prepared. Today, the availability of affordable, precoated plates with acceptable performance and consistency has led to the general acceptance of TLC as an efficient procedure for residue analysis (50). The method is used preferentially when analysts must process large numbers of samples in a short period of time (51). 

In planar chromatography, the fractions are not always transferred to another separation system, but rather a secondary separation is developed, orthogonally on the same chromatographic plate. Therefore, for all substances not completely separated it is possible that baseline separation can be achieved by means of a second separation process with an appropriate mobile (stationary) phase. Figure 8.2 shows that in the second dimension a theoretically unlimited number of secondary columns can be applied. Because of this, the terminology two-dimensional PC is not sufficiently... 

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