Effect of gamma radiation on organic ion exchangers

Effects of gamma radiation on indigenous strong cation and anion exchange resins have been studied in HCl medium up to a dosage of 3600 kGy. The ion exchange capacities of cation and anion exchangers decreased by around 20% at 2400 kGy of absorbed dose. Decrease in salt-splitting capacity and total exchange capacity for both cation and anion exchangers were comparable up to 2400 kGy. Above 2400 kGy, a marginal loss in the capacity was observed for cation exchangers whereas a drastic reduction was noticed for the anion exchangers. The distribution coefficients for zirconium, antimony and cobalt, measured in HCl medium, did not change significantly for 2400 kGy of absorbed dose. Crushing strength and moisture retention capacity did not exhibit any specific trend with the absorbed dose.     

Liquid chromatography on unmodified and modified spheron gels I. Nucleosides,bases and related compounds

Summary The ethylene glycol methacrylate gel Spheron and ion exchangers produced by the chemical modification of this gel (such as the cation exchanger Spheron S and anion exchanger Spheron DEAE) are compared with octadecylsilica as column packing materials for reversedphase chromatography of nucleic acid constituents and related compounds. The different separation selectivities of the individual materials can be utilized for the chromatographic separation of these compounds.     

Separation of -amino acids using a series of zwitterionic sulfobetaine exchangers

A set of five new covalently bond sulfobetaine exchangers with inner quaternary amines and outer sulfonic acids have been prepared by attachment of a series of zwitterionic precursors to hyperporous divinylbenzene polymers using a grafting reaction. The series of zwitterionic exchangers have the same backbone and identical spacers to the polymeric backbone, as well as comparable capacities. The only difference is the chain length for one to five methylene groups between the charged functional groups. Chromatographic properties are examined by separation of α-amino acids using sodium acetate and nitric acid eluents. The separation mechanism is explored by varying eluent ionic strength and eluent pH, resulting in the conclusion that amino acids are separated due to cation exchange interactions. This is a behavior never before observed using zwitterionic exchangers. It contradicts the fact that sulfobetaine-type materials used in zwitterionic ion chromatography (ZIC) usually are well suited for anion separation and only poorly for cation separation. Contrary to anion separations using the identical set of exchangers, the materials with three and four methylene groups between the charges give the highest retention factors. Materials showing the high potential in ZIC separations of inorganic anions give low retention factors for amino acids and vice versa.     

Improved method for the separation of radioactive strontium from various samples by mixed solvent anion exchange

Procedures for the separation and determination of⁹⁰Sr in liquid samples, with cation and anion exchangers have been described. Strontium, yttrium and other cations bind to the cation exchanger and are eluted from the column by means of nitric acid. Separation of yttrium and strontium from other cations is carried out on columns filled with strong base anion exchangers in nitrate form with alcoholic solutions of nitric acid. This separation method enables the determination of⁹⁰Sr through yttrium on a low-level gas flow α, β-counter, as well as through strontium on a lowlevel liquid scintillation counter by means of Cherenkov counting. Such procedures have been tested by the determination of⁹⁰Sr in water, wine, medium radioactive liquid waste samples, milk and clover samples. For comparison, the determination has also been carried out by the standard method. It has been showed that the developed procedures might produce a high efficiency in strontium separation and a satisfactory accuracy of determination.     

Ermittlung des Vernetzungsgrades und Beladungszustandes von Ionenaustauschern auf Kunstharzbasis durch Pyrolyse-Gas-Chromatographie

A special introduction device with switching of carrier gas for improving the reproducibility of pyrolysate composition in pyrolysis gas-chromatography has been described. Its influence on the formation of pyrolysis products and on retention times has been studied on a model substance. The peak area ratios for determining the degree of cross-linking in ion exchangers on styrene-DVB basis can be estimated considerably more accurately with the help of carrier gas switching. Since anion exchangers yield lessα-methylstyrene on pyrolysis than do cation exchangers, their peak area ratios are appreciably larger. Increasing the degree of cross-linking lowers the ratios with the anion exchangers and raises them with the cation exchangers. At 400° C the thermal attack on anion exchangers with styrene-DVB matrix occurs mainly at the active group. The methyl esters or their decomposition products formed from the counter ions are characteristic pyrolysis products. A feature of Dowex 1 is the formation of trimethylamine; of Dowex 2, acetaldehyde. In this way, pyrolysis gas-chromatography enables information about the degree of cross linking and the nature of the anion of ion exchangers, as well as about the matrix, type and structure of the functional group and position of substitution of the anchor group in the matrix to be obtained.     

Retention behavior of carboyxlic acids on highly cross-linked poly(styrene-divinylbenzene)-based and silica-based cation exchangers

A highly cross-linked porous poly(styrene-divinylbenzene) resin was reacted with sulfuric acid to give strong cation-exchange resins with capacities from 0.2 to 1.9 mequiv./g. The retention behavior of mono- and dicar☐ylic acids on these resins was compared with results obtained from silica-based cation exchangers functionalized with alkylsulfonic acid or phenylsulfonic acid groups. The contribution of different retention mechanisms like ion exclusion, hydrophobic interaction and adsorption to the separation of the analytes on these chromatographic supports was discussed. Additionally the applicability of silica-based cation exchangers was tested in the field of silage analysis.     

Chromatographic and electrophoretic behaviour of primary aromatic amines on anion-exchange thin layers

The use of polystyrene-based anion exchangers with aqueous eluents for the separation of primary aromatic amines has been investigated, and extended with satisfactory results to microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose-based anion-exchangers and sodium CM-cellulose layers.Interesting separations of the amines have also been effected electrophoretically on AG 1-X4 layers.The use of water-organic solvent mixtures on polystyrene-based cation exchangers is discussed.     

The influence of the natures of the solvent and coion on the properties of ion-exchange systems

The influence of the coion and the ratio between the water-acetone binary solvent components on cation and anion exchange on sulfo-and aminostyrene ion exchangers with a medium degree of cross-linking were studied. The dependence of selectivity coefficients on the degree of ionite filling by the desired component was found to vary substantially as the composition of the solvent and the radius of the cation changed.     

Polystyrene immobilized ionenes as novel stationary phase for ion chromatography

Several aliphatic ionenes (2-6-, 6-6-, 10-6-ionene) have been prepared as ion exchangers for the development of novel high-performance stationary phases for anion chromatography (IC). A macroporous polystyrene/divinylbenzene (PS/DVB) resin with adjusted cation exchange capacity was used as support. Therefore the immobilization of ionenes to polystyrene carriers with remaining positive surface charge became possible for the first time. Strong ion-exchange interactions, resulting in high retention times, between the stationary phase and inorganic as well as organic anionic analytes have been observed. The influence of different ionenes on the retention behaviour during the ion chromatographic separation was investigated. Additionally, partly aromatic and polar ionene backbones were prepared and their retention behaviour as anion exchanger was investigated. The highest number of theoretical plates obtained was about 90.000 per meter. The signal asymmetries were generally lower than obtained for surface functionalized anion exchangers.     

双功能聚合物基质阳离子交换固定相的制备及其在离子色谱中的应用

离子色谱是分离分析阳离子型化合物的重要手段之一。高效阳离子交换固定相的制备研究对离子色谱技术的发展具有重要的意义。该文以丙烯酸和顺丁烯二酸酐为单体,2-巯基乙基磺酸钠为巯基改性剂,提出了聚合物基质微球巯基改性自由基聚合修饰方法,用以制备新型双功能的阳离子交换固定相。该固定相以羧基和磺酸基为功能基,仅用简单的强酸淋洗液便可以实现常规阳离子的基线分离。利用色谱学模型,对金属离子和有机胺的保留行为进行了研究。采用梯度淋洗模式,可在24 min内实现10种阳离子的分离,表明固定相具有优异的色谱性能。“巯基-烯”修饰方法简单、高效。此外,通过调节巯基改性剂的比例能够实现对固定相交换能力的调控。     

Isolation of transplutonium elements on ion exchangers from solutions of high salt concentration

The behaviour of transplutonium elements (TPE) on cation and anion exchangers in aqueous alcoholic solutions of chlorides and nitrates of some alkali and alkaline earth metals as depending on different factors: salt concentration, content of alcohol and of acid in the solution as well as the nature of a cation has been studied. The data obtained were used to determine the optimal conditions of concentration of TPE on ion exchangers from solutions containing great quantities of salts. The advantages of the use of aqueous alcoholic solutions of nitric acid in the isolation of TPE from such solutions have been shown.     

Ionic polymers VI. Chemical stability of strong base anion exchangers in aggressive media

The chemical stability in aggressive media of two types of strong base anion exchangers was studied. The anion exchangers were a commercial Amberlite IRA-400 with a styrene structure and an unconventional resin obtained by the quaternization of a 4-vinylpyridine: 8% divinylbenzene copolymer with methylchloride. The presence of the quaternary nitrogen atoms in or out of the aromatic ring had a great influence on the chemical stability of the ion exchangers.     

Séparation chromatographique du plomb contenue dans des solutions concentrées de sulfate de zinc

Spectrographic analysis of lead traces in concentrated zinc sulphate solutions is only possible after elimination of zinc and sulphate ions. Two methods of separation on ion exchangers are proposed : the first method consists in a separation of Pb from Zn on an anion exchanger after elimination of sulphate on a cation exchanger; in the second method, the two steps of the separation are realized on the same cation-exchanger column. Both methods are satisfactory, but the second is faster and simpler.The blank of the method is about 1.5 μg Pb (i.e. 0.15 mg Pb/l) for a separation made with 10 ml of electrolyte. The method is therefore suitable for accurate determinations of Pb contents as low as 1 mg/l of concentrated zinc sulpliate electrolyte.     

Sorption in the chemistry of rare earth elements

Sorption methods for the concentration and separation of rare earth elements are reviewed. Sorbents based on organic polymers, specifically strongly and weakly acidic cation exchangers, anion exchangers, and complexing sorbents, are successively considered. Data on the use of inorganic sorbents and solid phase extractants in the rare earth chemistry are also given. Considerable attention is paid to hybrid organomineral materials constituting a promising class of sorbents. Advantages and disadvantages of using biosorbents, molecularly imprinted sorbents, and nanosorbents for the concentration and separation of rare earths are discussed.     

Speciation of aluminum in soil extracts using cation and anion exchangers followed by a flow-injection system with fluorescence detection using lumogallion.

Flow-injection analysis (FIA) with fluorescence detection of aluminum using lumogallion was applied to the chemical speciation of aluminum in soil extracts after the separation of aluminum species with ionic exchangers. Aluminum complexes with organic substances (anion species) can be specified from other species by using a strongly acidic cation exchanger in the pH range of 3 to 5. Furthermore, aluminum can be separated into three categories, namely, (i) the Al3+ and Al-OH complex, (ii) aluminum organic complexes (cation species), and (iii) its anion species by using a strongly acidic and a weakly acidic cation exchanger at around pH 5. A considerable percentage of water-soluble aluminum in soils was found to be complexes with humic substances.     

Protein Purification on a New Preparative Ion Exchanger

Abstract

The ACCELL chromatographic media is a new packing designed specifically for the isolation and purification of proteins. The anionic and cationic functional groups are bonded to an encapsulated 40μ silica particle which can be readily packed into any size column. These columns can be operated on both high performance and medium performance liquid chromatographic equipment. The optimization of the separation conditions on the anion exchange media for the preparative purification of a monoclonal antibody (Mab) from ascites will be discussed as well as a multi-step purification of the enzyme prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) from seminal fluids on the anion and cation exchangers.     

New family of high-resolution ion exchangers for protein and nucleic acid purifications from laboratory to process scales

A new family of polymer-based ion exchangers was tested for the purification of acidic and basic proteins on both the analytical and preparative scales. Protein-Pak HR series packings are available as strong cation (SP) and weak anion (DEAE) exchangers, allowing the development of a purification method regardless of the isoelectric point of protein. Three particle sizes, 8, 15 and 40 microns, are offered in scalable Advanced Purification (AP) glass columns or as bulk packings. The lower back pressures of the 15- and 40-microns packings compared to that of the 8-microns material allow rapid throughput of large volumes without exceeding the pressure limitations of the resin or the column. The capacity of the AP1 (100 mm x 10 mm) glass columns, containing these ion-exchange packings, is comparable to other ion-exchange columns. The resolution of mouse serum, plasmids, and a standard protein mixture was demonstrated and compared with the results obtained with other resin-based ion exchangers of similar particle size. Proteins were purified without significant loss of biological activity or mass.     

Sorption of chromium(VI) on ion-exchange resins and sorbents

Sorption of Cr(VI) on AV-17 and EDE-10P anion exchangers, KU-2 and KB-4 cation exchangers, activated charcoal, and foamed graphite (STRG) is studied.     

Mechanistic studies on the separation of cations in zwitterionic ion chromatography

Electrostatic ion chromatography, also known as zwitterionic ion chromatography, has been predominantly used for the analysis of anions. Consequently, separation mechanisms proposed for this technique have been based on anion retention data obtained using a sulfobetaine-type surfactant-coated column. A comprehensive cation retention data set has been obtained on a C18 column coated with the zwitterionic surfactant N-tetradecylphosphocholine (which has the negatively and positively charged functional groups reversed in comparison to the sulfobetaine surfactants), with mobile phases being varied systematically in the concentration and species of both the mobile-phase anion and cation. A retention mechanism based on both an ion exclusion effect and a direct (chaotropic) interaction with the inner negative charge on the zwitterion is proposed for the retention of cations. Despite the relatively low chaotropic nature of cations compared with anions, the retention data shows that cations are retained in this system predominantly due to a chaotropic interaction with the inner charge, analogous to anions in a system where the C18 column is coated with a sulfobetaine-type surfactant. The retention of an analyte cation, and the effect of the mobile-phase anion and cation, can be predicted by the relative positions of these species on the Hofmeister (chaotropic) series.     

Sorption of aldonic acids from ethyl alcohol-water solutions on anion exchangers

Aldonic acids can be retained quantitatively from ethyl alcohol-water solutions by means of anion exchangers in the sulfate form. After the sorption step the aldonic acids can be easily displaced by washing with water. The sorption is explained by a partition mechanism of the same type as demonstrated in earlier work with strongly polar non-electrolytes. Precautions have to be taken to prevent uptake by means of an ion exchange mechanism. The method permits a separation from exchangeable anions and from non-adsorbable solutes.