T形微反应器共沉淀法制备Mg-Al层状双金属氢氧化物及其粒径可控性

采用T形微反应器通过共沉淀法制备了Mg-Al层状双金属氢氧化物(LDHs)纳米颗粒, 考察了流速、混合盐溶液浓度和温度等对产物粒径及其分布的影响. 实验结果表明, 所制备的LDHs样品的形貌和晶体结构与传统共沉淀法结果一致, 但本方法制备的样品粒径小、分布窄. 随着流速增大, 温度升高, 所合成的LDHs样品平均粒径减小, 分布变窄; 而随着混合盐溶液浓度的增大, 所得LDHs样品粒径增大, 分布变宽.     

电中性溶质在反相毛细管电色谱柱上峰展宽的研究

根据溶质在色谱柱中迁移的基本特征及柱分离过程弛豫理论的一般输运方程,在平衡色谱和不单独考虑逆向流的简化情况下,得到了能够说明多种因素对半峰宽影响的流出曲线的二阶中心矩表达式。通过反相毛细管电色谱实验,讨论了电压、柱长及保留因子等因素与峰展宽之间的关系,也探讨了溶质在色谱柱内峰展宽的规律。结果表明:半峰宽随柱长的增加和保留因子的增大而线性增加,随电压的增加而呈非线性减小。     

NAD-150树脂对苯甲醇的动态串联吸附行为

室温下研究了流速和初始浓度对苯甲醇在NAD-150树脂填充的单柱、串联双柱和串联三柱上吸附的影响。结果表明,流速对苯甲醇在不同串联柱上吸附容量的影响不大,而浓度对苯甲醇在不同串联柱上吸附容量的影响较大。在不同串联柱上,苯甲醇的吸附容量均随浓度的增大而显著增大。流速和浓度均对苯甲醇在不同串联柱上吸附的穿透时间和泄漏点时间影响较大,穿透时间和泄漏点时间均随着流速和浓度的增大而显著减少。Yoon-Nelson和Bohart-Adams模型都能较好地拟合苯甲醇在NAD-150填充柱上的穿透曲线,拟合结果表明,穿透时间和计算的泄漏点时间与柱数呈现良好的线性关系。乙醇水溶液对饱和吸附树脂的洗脱率高,洗脱后的树脂重复使用性好。     

麦壳对水溶液中铜离子的动态吸附研究

对麦壳柱吸附铜离子的动态实验进行了研究。pH为5时有利于吸附,Na+和Ca2+的存在不利于吸附,说明在吸附过程中存在离子交换机理。溶液流速、溶液浓度对流出曲线有较大的影响。吸附后的麦壳用0.5mol/L盐酸再生,能重复使用。对不同流速和不同浓度的流出曲线用Thomas和Yoon-Nelson线性模型进行了拟合,并预测了流出曲线。结果表明,饱和吸附量随着初始浓度的增大而增大,随流速的增加而减小;穿透时间随初始浓度和流速的增大均减小。在不同条件下的线性相关系数为0.920～0.948,说明Thomas和Yoon-Nelson模型都可用于描述穿透曲线。     

稀土化合物处理高耐磨炭黑填充粉末丁腈橡胶

以经稀土化合物处理的高耐磨炭黑和丁腈胶乳为原料,以凝聚共沉法制备粉末丁腈橡胶.研究了分散剂和稀土化合物对粉末胶颗粒粒径及其硫化胶性能的影响.结果表明,粉末胶颗粒粒径随分散剂用量的增加而减小,随La3+用量的增加而增大.La3+改善了硫化胶的性能,特别是扯断伸长率和拉伸强度.进一步分析得出,硫化胶性能得以改善的根本原因是La3+改善了炭黑粒子在橡胶基体中的分散均匀性及其与橡胶基体的黏结牢固性.     

Nafion聚离子修饰钠米Pt的合成及其影响因素

采用化学还原的方法成功地合成了Nafion聚离子修饰的纳米Pt颗粒,平均粒径为～4 nm;由于表面缺电子的特性,纳米Pt粒子与Nafion高分子长链上的-SO-3基团有较强的结合,使粒子随-SO-3的存在状态而分散,在水溶液中呈现与离子团簇相似的分散状态.FTIR显示Pt颗粒存在表面原子暴露在修饰离子之外,因此,这种粒子在具有功能结构的催化领域有着很好的应用前景;合成过程中反应速率随Nafion含量的降低、pH的增加而增大.     

LaFeO~3超微粒子的制备及性质的研究

本文使用溶胶-凝胶法制备了平均粒径为12～75nm的LaFeO_3超微粒子.从凝胶至超微粒子的过程中,失重达90%.纯相晶态的LaFeO_3超微粒子的最低生成温度为600℃.粒子平均粒径随着灼烧温度的升高而显著增大.通过对不同粒径的LaFeO_3超微粒子表面光电压光谱的研究发现,随着粒子粒径的增大,粒子内部逐渐形成长程有序的晶体结构和完整的能带结构.粒子粒径越小,表面特性越明显.     

苯乙烯/二乙烯基苯在乙醇/乙二醇单甲醚中分散共聚合速率及粒子大小的研究

以乙醇 乙二醇单甲醚 (EOH EGME)为介质 ,羟丙基纤维素 (HPC)为稳定剂 ,偶氮二异丁腈 (AIBN)为引发剂进行了苯乙烯和二乙烯基苯的分散共聚合研究 .制得粒径在 6～ 10 μm范围内的单分散交联聚苯乙烯微球 (CPS) .探讨了不同介质配比 ,以及苯乙烯、二乙烯基苯、引发剂的浓度对微球大小、粒径分布、聚合速率及稳定性的影响 .当苯乙烯和AIBN浓度增加时 ,聚合速率和平均粒子尺寸增加 ,而粒子分布变宽 ,粒子数先增加 ,而后降低 .随着EOH EGME比例的增加 ,平均粒子尺寸增加 ,而分布指数降低 ,稳定剂增加 ,粒子尺寸降低和粒子数增加 ,但对聚合速率及粒子分布影响不太明显 .另外还探讨了单体和交联剂的后滴加法对微球大小、粒径分布的影响     

基于分离粒子随机扩散理论的色谱模拟

为了对扩散分子的轨迹实施动态追踪与模拟, 深入理解分子扩散对色谱动力学的影响, 本文利用微尺度受限空间随机行走的模拟方法对色谱填充柱中的分子扩散过程进行了模拟. 重点考察了固定相的填充率、固定相的形状和柱长对色谱动力学行为的影响. 模拟结果表明短柱和大填充率具有较高的柱效; 在相同的密堆排列下, 固定相形状对分子扩散过程影响微弱; 待分离粒子的运动表现出微尺度空间限域的扩散特征, 但粒子的流动行为会随外部压力的增大而增加. 本论文提出的模拟方法对于发展高效能色谱, 开发新型分离技术等具有参考意义.     

溶胶凝胶法制备CdS/SiO2量子点玻璃的研究

通过溶胶凝胶转变过程制备了硫化镉／二氧化硅量子点复合玻璃材料（硫化镉在复合材料中的最大掺杂质量比可达到30％）；并针对两种催化剂对复合体系的不同影响对这一类体系的物理化学性质进行了较为系统的研究．复合体系的溶胶凝胶转变点可通过对复合溶胶粘度随时间变化的观测而确定．TEM法与低频Raman散射法的测定表明实验制备的样品中CdS颗粒基本为nm级的球形粒子。其CdS颗粒粒径随CdS含量增加而增大。随CdS／SiO2量子点玻璃材料中CdS颗粒粒径的减小，其吸收光谱中的吸收边界与常规尺寸颗粒的吸收光谱边界相比有明显的蓝移，体现出显著的量子效应．适宜的热处理过程对复合材料中CdS颗粒粒径的减小和量子效应的增强起着有利的作用．     

Axial development and radial non-uniformity of flow in packed columns

Flow inhomogeneity and axial development in low-pressure chromatographic columns have been studied by magnetic resonance imaging velocimetry. The columns studied included (a) an 11.7-mm I.D. column packed with either 50 microm diameter porous polyacrylamide, or 99 or 780 microm diameter impermeable polystyrene beads, and (b) a 5-mm I.D. column commercially packed with 10 microm polymeric beads. The packing methods included gravity settling, slurry packing, ultrasonication, and dry packing with vibration. The magnetic resonance method used averaged apparent fluid velocity over both column cross-sections and fluid displacements greater than one particle diameter and hence permits assessment of macroscopic flow non-uniformities. The results confirm that now non-uniformities induced by the conical distributor of the 11.7-mm I.D. column or the presence of voids at the column entrance relax on a length scale of the column radius. All of the 11.7-mm I.D. columns examined exhibit near wall channeling within a few particle diameters of the wall. The origins of this behavior are demonstrated by imaging of the radial dependence of the local porosity for a column packed with 780 microm beads. Columns packed with the 99-microm beads exhibit reduced flow in a region extending from ten to three-to-five particle diameters from the wall. This velocity reduction is consistent with a reduced porosity of 0.35 in this region as compared to approximately 0.43 in the bulk of the column. Ultrasonicated and dry-packed columns exhibit enhanced flow in a region located between approximately eight and 20 particle diameters from the wall. This enhancement maybe caused by packing density inhomogeneity and/or particle size segregation caused by vibration during the packing process. No significant non-uniformities on length scales of 20 microm or greater were observed in the commercially packed column packed with 10 microm particles.     

Effect of Column Dimensions on HPLC Separations Using Constant Volume Columns

Abstract

The effect of column dimension on resolution, sample capacity, retention time, efficiency and mobile phase composition were studied, using both constant flow rate and constant linear velocity. The four columns selected (A = 238 × 3.2 mm, B = 153 × 4.0 mm, C = 116 × 4.6 mm and D = 50 × 7 mm) had the same volume. K¹ values were found to be constant, within experimental error, for all columns. At constant linear velocity, the retention time was found to be a linear function of column length, while at constant flow rate retention time was constant for all columns. The longest column (A) generated the largest N values while columns 3 and C gave the lowest H values, for dilute solutions, while they decreased with decreasing column length. On the other hand, it was observed that as the sample size increased, N generated by column A decreased more rapidly and eventually fell below the values generated by columns B and C. These two columns (B & C) can tolerate a larger sample size with less reduction in N value than the longest column. It is important to note that although there were minor differences in performance between columns B and C, there were significant differences between them (B and C) and the other two columns (A and D). Column A offered the highest sensitivity (narrower peaks) for dilute solutions, while columns B and C offered higher loadability. The volume of organic modifier in the mobile phase affected the retention equally in the four columns. It was also found that equal separation (a) was obtained for each column at constant flow rate and constant linear velocity, except with the latter the retention times were longer.     

Short communication performance of octadecylsilylated monolithic silica capillary columns of 530 microm inner diameter in HPLC

Monolithic silica capillary columns were successfully prepared in a fused silica capillary of 530 microm inner diameter and evaluated in HPLC after octadecylsilylation (ODS). Their efficiency and permeability were compared with those of columns pakked with 5-microm and 3-microm ODS-silica particles. The monolithic silica columns having different domain sizes (combined size of through-pore and skeleton) showed 2.5-4.0-times higher permeability (K= 5.2-8.4 x 10(-14) m2) than capillary columns packed with 3-mm particles, while giving similar column efficiency. The monolithic silica capillary columns gave a plate height of about 11-13 microm, or 11 200-13 400 theoretical plates/150 mm column length, in 80% methanol at a linear mobile phase velocity of 1.0 mm/s. The monolithic column having a smaller domain size showed higher column efficiency and higher pressure drop, although the monolithic column with a larger domain size showed better overall column performance, or smaller separation impedance (E value). The larger-diameter (530 microm id) monolithic silica capillary column afforded a good peak shape in gradient elution of proteins at a flow rate of up to 100 microL/min and an injection volume of up to 10 microL.     

Siliceous mesocellular foam for high-performance liquid chromatography: Effect of morphology and pore structure

Spherical siliceous mesocellular foam (MCF) particles with an average particle size of 4.8 μm have been successfully prepared. These spherical particles were tailored in pore sizes and surface areas. They were functionalized with C₈ or C₁₈ groups, and applied towards reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) column separations. Their high surface areas gave rise to very good retention characteristics, as illustrated in the separation of a series of alkylbenzene solutes with increasing chain length. The highly interconnected porous structure and ultralarge pore size of MCF allowed the columns to be used at high flow rates without much loss in column efficiency. The column efficiency and peak symmetry were further improved by eliminating the micropores of the stationary phase. The reversed phase column packed with C₁₈-modified spherical MCF particles provided for excellent separation of different deoxynucleosides, illustrating the broad applicability of these materials due to their controlled pore size.     

Development of dual gradient column in liquid chromatography

The dual gradient column, in which both the chemical property of the stationary phase and the flow velocity in the mobile phase are heterogeneous longitudinally along the column, is developed to obtain the mobile phase gradient-like elution in an isocratic condition. Here, the step-wise dual gradient columns were prepared by connecting an inlet column (I.D. 50 microm, packed with ODS) serially to an outlet column (I.D. 100-200 microm, packed with the mixture of ODS and C1 [9:1]). The retention behavior of alkylbenzenes was able to be controlled in the dual gradient column depending on the variation in the flow velocity. Moreover, the change in retention behavior induced by the flow velocity variation for the dual gradient columns was quite different from that by the variation in organic modifier content of the mobile phase in isocratic elution for a single gradient column and can induce the similar effect with an ordinary gradient elution in a mobile phase composition.     

Fast supercritical fluid chromatography using capillaries packed with nonporous particles

Summary Packed columns containing microparticles provide high column efficiency per unit time and strong retention characteristics compared with open tubular columns, and they are favored for fast separations. Nonporous particles eliminate the contribution of solute mass transfer resistance in the intraparticle void volume characteristic of porous particles, and they should be more suitable for fast separations. In this paper, the evaluation of nonporous silica particles of sizes ranging from 5 to 25 μm in packed capillary columns for fast supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) using neat CO₂ is reported. These particles were first deactivated using polymethyl-hydrosiloxanes and then encapsulated with a methylphenylpolysiloxane stationary phase. The retention factors, column efficiencies, column efficiencies per unit time, separation resolution, and separation resolution per unit time for fast SFC were determined for various length capillaries packed with various sizes of polymerencapsulated nonporous particles. It was found that 15 μm nonporous particles provided the highest column efficiency per unit time and resolution per unit time for fast packed capillary SFC. Under certain conditions, separations were completed in less than 1 min. Several thermally labile silylation reagent samples were separated in times less than 5 min. Presented at the 21^st ISC held in Stuttgart, Germany, 15^th–20^th September, 1996     

A study of the effects of column porosity on gradient separations of proteins

The type of the stationary phase for reversed-phase liquid chromatography significantly affects the sample elution. Hydrodynamic properties, efficiency and gradient elution of proteins were investigated on five commercial C18 columns with wide-pore totally porous particles, with superficially porous layer particles, non-porous particles and a silica-based monolithic bed. The efficiency in the terms of reduced plate height is higher for low-molecular ethylbenzene than for proteins, but depends on the character of the pores in the individual columns tested. The superficially porous Poroshell and the non-porous Micra columns provide the best efficiency for proteins at high mobile phase flow rates, probably because of similar pore architecture in the stationary phase. The Zorbax column with similar pore architecture as the Poroshell active layer, i.e. narrow pore distribution of wider pores shows better efficiency than the packed column with narrow pores and broad pore distribution. The monolithic column shows lower efficiency for proteins at high flow rates, but it performs better than the broad-pore distribution totally porous particulate columns. Different pore architecture affects also the retention and selectivity for proteins on the individual columns. The retention times on all columns can be predicted using the model for reversed-phase gradient elution developed originally for low-molecular compounds. Consideration of the limited pore volume accessible to the biopolymers has negligible effect on the prediction of retention on the columns packed with non-porous or superficially porous particles, but improves the accuracy of the predicted data for the totally porous columns with broad pore distribution.     

High‐resolution peptide separations using nano‐LC at ultra‐high pressure

We report on the optimization of nano‐LC gradient separations of proteomic samples that vary in complexity. The gradient performance limits were visualized by kinetic plots depicting the gradient time needed to achieve a certain peak capacity, while using the maximum system pressure of 80 MPa. The selection of the optimal particle size/column length combination and corresponding gradient steepness was based on scouting the performance of 75 μm id capillary columns packed with 2, 3, and 5 μm fully porous silica C18 particles. At optimal gradient conditions, peak capacities up to 500 can be obtained within a 120 min gradient using 2 μm particle‐packed capillary columns. Separations of proteomic samples including a cytochrome c tryptic digest, a bovine serum albumin tryptic digest, a six protein mix digest, and an Escherichia coli digest are demonstrated while operating at the kinetic‐performance limit, i.e. using 2‐μm packed columns, adjusting the column length and scaling the gradient steepness according to sample complexity. Finally, good run‐to‐run retention time stability (RSD values below 0.18%) was demonstrated applying ultra‐high pressure conditions.     

Origin and correction of the deviations in retention times at increasing flow rate with Chromolith columns

Chromoliths can be used at flow rates beyond those feasible for conventional microparticulate packed columns. Ideally, the plots of the retention time versus the inverse of delivered flow rate should exhibit y-intercept of zero. However, significant positive deviations correlating with the solute polarity were observed for several compounds chromatographed with a Chromolith column, owing to the increased system pressure. Consequently, the dead time marker exhibits a smaller deviation, making the retention factors depend on the flow rate. Chromoliths are made of a silica-based monolith encapsulated within a PEEK tube, and should suffer larger stress with pressure than stainless steel columns, tending to inflate them and increase their volume. This decreases the linear velocity inside the column, and increases the retention at relatively low pressure (<200 bar). In contrast, frictional heating, which is an issue for microparticulate columns, seems to be less significant for the highly permeable Chromoliths. The usefulness of the retention time versus the inverse of the delivered flow rate plots to measure the deviations, whatever their origin, is shown. This allows the correction of the retention times to the ideal behaviour, where the retention factors are independent of the flow rate.     

Ultrahigh pressure liquid chromatography using elevated temperature

Fast liquid chromatographic (LC) methods are important for a variety of applications. Reducing the particle diameter (d(p)) is the most effective way to achieve fast separations while preserving high efficiency. Since the pressure drop along a packed column is inversely proportional to the square of the particle size, when columns packed with small particles (<2 microm) are used, ultrahigh pressures (>689 bar) must be applied to overcome the resistance to mobile phase flow. Elevating the column temperature can significantly reduce the mobile phase viscosity, allowing operation at higher flow rate for the same pressure. It also leads to a decrease in retention factor. The advantage of using elevated temperatures in LC is the ability to significantly shorten separation time with minimal loss in column efficiency. Therefore, combining elevated temperature with ultrahigh pressure facilitates fast and efficient separations. In this study, C6-modified 1.0 microm nonporous silica particles were used to demonstrate fast separations using a temperature of 80 degrees C and a pressure of 2413 bar. Selected separations were completed in 30 s with efficiencies as high as 220,000 plates m(-1).