The temperature convergence of biopolymers in reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Summary Based on a stoichiometric displacement model for retention (SDM-R) in liquid chromatography, the two linear plots, log/(a constant relating to the affinity of one mole of solute to the stationary phase) andZ (the total moles of the displacing agent released at the interface between stationary phase and solute molecules as one mole of the solute is absorbed by the stationary phase) of small solutes and biopolymers versus the reciprocal of absolute temperature, l/T, in reversed-phase liquid chromatography were theoretically derived and experimentally proved to be linear and to have a common point called the temperature convergent point. The two linear plots could be used instead of the plot of logk to l/T which is normally only valid for small solutes but not for biopolymers for investigations of chromatographic thermodynamics and temperature convergence. The average convergence temperature (T _conv) of biopolymers was theoretically derived to equal the ratio between the slope and the intercept from either one of the two linear plots and to be 130.8±9.3°C for five proteins which are very close to those of biopolymers by calorimetry. A new methodology to investigate chromatographic thermodynamics and possibly for investigating the temperature convergence of biopolymers in the process of protein folding is also presented.     

反相液相色谱中计量置换线性参数logI的热力学特征

依据液相色谱中溶质计量置换保留模型及线性参数 log I(与 1mol溶质对固定相的亲和势大小有关的常数 ) ,通过作图得知非极性和极性小分子溶质及生物大分子的 log I与绝对温度的倒数 1/T,以及小分子溶质的log I与其在正辛醇 -水中分配系数的对数 log Po/ w呈线性关系 ,从两方面进一步证明了 log I具有热力学平衡常数的性质。基于小分子溶质、生物大分子的 log I和分配系数大小的差别 ,对两者在反相液相色谱中的保留对柱长的依赖关系给予了定量的说明     

反相液相色谱中计量置换线性参数logI的热力学特征

 依据液相色谱中溶质计量置换保留模型及线性参数logI(与1mol溶质对固定相的亲和势大小有关的常数),通过作图得知非极性和极性小分子溶质及生物大分子的logI与绝对温度的倒数1/T,以及小分子溶质的logI与其在正辛醇-水中分配系数的对数logPo/w呈线性关系,从两方面进一步证明了logI具有热力学平衡常数的性质。基于小分子溶质、生物大分子的logI和分配系数大小的差别,对两者在反相液相色谱中的保留对柱长的依赖关系给予了定量的说明。     

Retention in capillary supercritical fluid chromatography

Supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) sometimes exhibits GC-like behavior and sometimes LC-like behavior, depending on conditions. However, it is not always clear whether one of these types of behavior, or a combination, operates for a particular set of conditions for every solute in a mixture. For example, some components may be partitioned mostly by their vapor pressures, while others, in the same mixture, are partitioned predominantly by solvent-like properties of the mobile phase. Plots of retetion (as log of the capacity factor) vs. reciprocal temperature at constant pressure reveal a clear change in the character of the separation of well-behaved solutes. A thermodynamic explanation of the observed behavior is given, based on the assumption that partitioning is controlled by the heats of solution of solute in the mobile and stationary phases. A model of SFC retention as it deviates from pure-GC behavior on the same column is presented.     

Characteristics of elution profile in radial chromatography under linear conditions

Radial chromatography is one of the most efficient tools for the fast analytical and preparative separation of complex samples. Compared to conventional axial liquid chromatography, it has obvious advantage espe- cially in the preparation of biological sa…     

Phenomenon of dual‐ and single‐retention behaviors of solutes and its validation by computational simulation in linear programmed temperature gas chromatography

The current theory of programmed temperature gas chromatography considers that solutes are focused by the stationary phase at the column head completely and does not explicitly recognize the different effects of initial temperature (T_o) and heating rate (r_T) on the retention time or temperature of a homologue series. In the present study, n‐alkanes, 1‐alkenes, 1‐alkyl alcohols, alkyl benzenes, and fatty acid methyl esters standards were used as model chemicals and were separated on two nonpolar columns, one moderately polar column and one polar column. Effects of T_o and r_T on the retention of nonstationary phase focusing solutes can be explicitly described with isothermal and cubic equation models, respectively. When the solutes were in the stationary phase focusing status, the single‐retention behavior of solutes was observed. It is simple, dependent upon r_T only and can be well described by the cubic equation model that was visualized through four sequential slope analyses. These observed dual‐ and single‐retention behaviors of solutes were validated by various experimental data, physical properties, and computational simulation.     

Effect of electric field on the partitioning behavior of solutes in entropic interaction chromatography

In this study, a novel column design with a round cross‐section was proposed to be suitable for a transverse electric field (EF). Additionally, two beads for entropic interaction chromatography (EIC) were prepared by grafting glycidyl methacrylate onto Toyopearl HW‐65F (T65F) beads. Solute partitioning was then investigated to elucidate the role of graft polymerization with and without an EF. In a T65F column, solute partitioning was attributed to the distinct pore structure in the beads and was governed by pore flow. Under EF, partition coefficients (K_p) for solutes decreased with increasing EF strength. In the two EIC columns, a decrease of K_p was also observed without an EF while the fractionation windows were extended. It was more pronounced in the EIC column with a high grafting density (T65F‐H). This was explained by the decrease in the effective pore size of solutes caused by the steric hindrance of polymer chains. Under an EF, the solutes showed different partitioning behaviours in the T65F‐H column. With increasing EF strength, K_p for vitamin B₁₂ and myoglobin was decreased. In contrast, K_p for large solutes increased as a result of concentration polarization on the bead surface. Both behaviors were related to the modulation of graft polymerization to residual charge on the matrix and the pore size of the solutes.     

GC with LC-like packed capillary columns

Capillary columns of 0.3–0.35 mm internal diameter and 0.3–7.7 m length, packed with 3 to 30 μm octadecylsilica stationary phases as used for liquid chromatography, were applied to gas chromatographic separation of low boiling hydrocarbons. Van Deemter plots for these columns showed the optimum column efficiency to occur at linear velocities of 4–5 cm/s. A short column was applied to the rapid separation of components of a natural gas and impurities in standard gases, while a long column was applied to the separation of complex mixtures.     

Feasibility of ultra high performance supercritical neat carbon dioxide chromatography at conventional pressures

The implementation of columns packed with sub-2 μm particles in supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) is described using neat carbon dioxide as the mobile phase. A conventional supercritical fluid chromatograph was slightly modified to reduce extra column band broadening. Performances of a column packed with 1.8 μm C18-bonded silica particles in SFC using neat carbon dioxide as the mobile phase were compared with results obtained in ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) using a dedicated chromatograph. As expected and usual in SFC, higher linear velocities than in UHPLC must be applied in order to reach optimal efficiency owing to higher diffusion coefficient of solutes in the mobile phase; similar numbers of theoretical plates were obtained with both techniques. Very fast separations of hydrocarbons are presented using two different alkyl-bonded silica columns.     

Predicting retention in reverse‐phase liquid chromatography at different mobile phase compositions and temperatures by using the solvation parameter model

The prediction capability of the solvation parameter model in reverse‐phase liquid chromatography at different methanol‐water mobile phase compositions and temperatures was investigated. By using a carefully selected set of solutes, the training set, linear relationships were established through regression equations between the logarithm of the solute retention factor, logk, and different solute parameters. The coefficients obtained in the regressions were used to create a general retention model able to predict retention in an octadecylsilica stationary phase at any temperature and methanol‐water composition. The validity of the model was evaluated by using a different set (the test set) of 30 solutes of very diverse chemical nature. Predictions of logk values were obtained at two different combinations of temperature and mobile phase composition by using two different procedures: (i) by calculating the coefficients through a mathematical linear relationship in which the mobile phase composition and temperature are involved; (ii) by using a general equation, obtained by considering the previous results, in which only the experimental values of temperature and mobile phase composition are required. Predicted logk values were critically compared with the experimental values. Excellent results were obtained considering the diversity of the test set.     

The stationary phase capacity concept in elution liquid chromatography

The stationary-phase capacity concepts derived from linear capacity are discussed in connection with the needs of analytical, trace enrichment analysis and preparative chromatography and shown to be unsuited to them. A new concept based on stationary-phase saturation and called “available capacity” is proposed. It generalizes the ion-exchanger exchange capacity to adsorption and partition chromatography when the sampling solvent is the mobile phase. In linear elution chromatography the available capacity is proportional to the solute concentration C_o and to the analytical capacity factor k′ for given C_o and k′ values, it is independent of the nature of the solute. Furthermore, when both the concentrations and the analytical capacity factors (practically, for C_o ≥ 1 M and k′ ≥ 10, respectively) are high, the available capacity reaches a value roughly independent of C_o and k′, called “maximum available capacity” and related only to the number of sites available on the stationary phase. Numerous measurements were made in ion-exchange, adsorption, and reversed-phase chromatography. For solutes having a single polar functional group interacting with the stationary phase, the orders of magnitude of the maximum available capacity are 1.2 mmole g^?1 for a classical silica gel (Partisil 5 μm, 400m^?2 g^?1 with a water content of 2.7%); 1.8 mmole g^?1 for the Lichroprep RP 8 octyl bonded silica (11.6% carbon content); 3.8 mmole g^?1 for an anion exchanger resin of Dowex type.     

反相高效液相三元流动相台阶梯度分离条件的快速优化方法

 根据溶质在柱内的迁移规律 ,建立了一种利用线性梯度实验快速获得溶质保留值方程系数 ,然后以串行响应函数为优化指标进行多台阶梯度分离条件优化的方法。与利用等度实验获得保留值方程的方法相比 ,该法可以大大缩短优化时间。通过该方法对芳香胺和衍生化氨基酸样品进行了分离 ,获得了满意的分离度 ,表明该方法的预测精度很好。     

反相液相色谱中生物大分子保留自由能及相比的测定

依据液相色谱中溶质的计量置换保留模型（SDM-R）和反相液相色谱（RPLC） 中小分子溶质柱相比的热力学新定义,建立了准确测定生物大分子柱相比的理论模 型和实验方法,准确测定了生物大分子的柱相比。同时依据计量置换参数logI和Z 具有热力学平衡常数的性质,并以logI和对1/T作图呈线性为途径,解决了生物大 分子色谱热力学研究中存在的三个难题,准确测定了七种标准蛋白质在RPLC保留过 程中的自由能变,并发现在RPLC中柱相比对保留过程中溶质总自由能变的贡献值几 乎可与溶质在RPLC保留过程中的净自由能变相当。     

Dicationic imidazolium ionic liquid modified silica as a novel reversed‐phase/anion‐exchange mixed‐mode stationary phase for high‐performance liquid chromatography

A dicationic imidazolium ionic liquid modified silica stationary phase was prepared and evaluated by reversed‐phase/anion‐exchange mixed‐mode chromatography. Model compounds (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and anilines) were separated well on the column by reversed‐phase chromatography; inorganic anions (bromate, bromide, nitrate, iodide, and thiocyanate), and organic anions (p‐aminobenzoic acid, p‐anilinesulfonic acid, sodium benzoate, pathalic acid, and salicylic acid) were also separated individually by anion‐exchange chromatography. Based on the multiple sites of the stationary phase, the column could separate 14 solutes containing the above series of analytes in one run. The dicationic imidazolium ionic liquid modified silica can interact with hydrophobic analytes by the hydrophobic C₆ chain; it can enhance selectivity to aromatic compounds by imidazolium groups; and it also provided anion‐exchange and electrostatic interactions with ionic solutes. Compared with a monocationic ionic liquid functionalized stationary phase, the new stationary phase represented enhanced selectivity owing to more interaction sites.     

线性参数logI对反相液相色谱中的非极性小分子溶质体系的表征

从理论上阐明了计量置换平衡常数的对数ｌｏｇＫａ对液相色谱中计量置换保留模型的线性参数ｌｏｇＩ起着主导作用。ｌｏｇＩ表示溶质对固定相的亲合势，且具有热力学平衡常数的性质。     

Temperature programmed retention indices: Calculation from isothermal data. Part 2: Results with nonpolar columns

The procedure for calculating linear temperature programmed indices as described in part 1 has been evaluated using five different nonpolar columns, with OV-1 as the stationary phase. For fourty-three different solutes covering five different classes of components, including n-alkanes and alkyl-aromatic compounds, both isothermal and temperature programmed indices were determined. The isothermal information was used to calculate temperature programmed indices. For several linear programmed conditions accuracies better than 0.51^T-units were usually obtained. The results are compared with published procedures. It is demonstrated that isothermal retention information obtained on one column can be transferred to another column with the same stationary phase but different column dimensions and/or phase ratio. The temperature programmed indices calculated in this way also have an accuracy better than 0.51^T-u. The temperature accuracy and precision of the GC-instrumentation used was of the order of 0.1°C. All calculations can be run with a Basic-programmed microcomputer.     

The effects of the column pressure drop on retention and efficiency in packed and open tubular supercritical fluid chromatography

The effects of the pressure drop across the column on retention and efficiency in SFC have been studied. Numerical methods are described which enable the prediction of hold-up time and pressure drop in both packed and open tubular columns. Predictions of both hold-up time and pressure drop are in good agreement with experimental data. The density gradient along the column can be calculated using the numerical methods and a procedure is described which enables the calculation of the overall capacity factors of the solutes from the density profile in the column. Significant variations of the capacity factor are observed along the column. The effect of the density gradient along the column on local diffusivity and dispersion is studied. The column efficiency in systems with significant pressure drops is affected by changes in: the linear velocity of the mobile phase; the diffusion coefficients; and the capacity factors of the solutes along the column. The overall efficiency of the chromatographic system can be calculated if, as is the case for open tubular columns, adequate plate height equations are available.     

Method to predict the bandwidth of elution profile under the linear gradient elution in reversed‐phase HPLC

Solute migration in a chromatographic column is an important consideration when designing batch or continuous chromatographic separation processes. Most design methods for the chromatographic processes are based on the equilibrium theory which concerns only the migration velocity of the solute. However, in real cases, it is important to predict the zone spreading which occurs by axial dispersion and mass transfer resistance. To predict the actual solute profiles in the column or effluent stream, numerical methods to solve nonlinear partial differential equations have been used. However, these methods involve much time and expense. In this work, two different rate factors are considered to predict the characteristics of the solute profiles. The first is solute migration velocity and the second is the zone spreading rate. The zone spreading rate can be estimated by the apparent axial dispersion coefficient which is obtained from the height of the equivalent theoretical plate in particular. Four benzene derivatives (benzene, toluene, p‐xylene, and acetophenone) were used as model solutes, and two mobile phase systems, water/methanol and water/ACN, were used in RP‐HPLC. The bandwidths and retention times of the solutes were predicted under several linear gradient conditions. The predicted and experimental bandwidths and retention times showed good agreement.     

Synthetic ceramic clay material as stationary phase in packed column supercritical fluid chromatography

Summary A novel inorganic synthetic clay material (SC) has been evaluated as the stationary phase in packed-column, supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC). The molecular recognition capability of the SC stationary phase in SFC for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons has been evaluated using carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide modified with methanol as the mobile phase. This recognition derives from the layer structure of the SC material which acts as a slit to distinguish non-planar solutes from the molecular-molecular interaction between solute and stationary phase and leads to smaller retention for non-planar solutes. The recognition capability is also dependent on the SFC conditions such as column pressure and column temperature.     

Direct injection on capillary columns for gas chromatography

Discrimination may occur when injecting samples onto gas chromatography capillary columns, whereby peak areas for higher boiling point compounds are smaller than they should be compared to lower boiling compounds. This problem is most important in quantitative work on solutes having a wide range of volatility. An all-glass inlet system was used. Injections were made with a 10-μl syringe onto a column without and injection point heater and with the column oven about 20°C below the boiling point of the solvent used for the solutes. Discrimination did not occur in a range of C₁₂ to C₃₆ n-alkanes.