离子色谱法同时测定离子液体中的三氟乙酸根、氟硼酸根及卤素离子

采用离子色谱-直接电导检测法同时测定了离子液体中的三氟乙酸根(CF3COO~)、氟硼酸根(BF4~)及卤素离子(F~、Cl~、Br~)。实验采用Shim-pack IC-A3阴离子交换色谱柱,分别选用邻苯二甲酸氢钾、邻苯二甲酸+三(羟甲基)氨基甲烷、对羟基苯甲酸+三(羟甲基)氨基甲烷+硼酸为淋洗液,考察了淋洗液种类和浓度、乙腈浓度、色谱柱温度对分离测定三氟乙酸根、氟硼酸根及卤素离子的影响。确定的最佳色谱条件为: 以1.2 mmol/L邻苯二甲酸氢钾为淋洗液,柱温45 ℃,流速1.0 mL/min。在此条件下,可同时分离上述5种阴离子,且色谱峰形对称。所测阴离子的检出限(以信噪比为3计)为0.01～0.50 mg/L,保留时间和峰面积的相对标准偏差(n=5)分别不大于0.2%和1.2%。将方法应用于测定离子液体中的三氟乙酸根、氟硼酸根及卤素离子,加标回收率为98.0%～103.2%。该方法简单、准确、可靠,具有较好的实用性。     

强碱阴离子交换树脂及碱性洗脱剂的离子排阻/阴离子交换色谱法同时测定NH4+ ，NO2-和NO3-（英文）

Ion-exclusion/anion-exchange chromatography(IEC/AEC) on a combination of a strongly basic anion-exchange resin in the OH——form with basic eluent has been developed.The separation mechanism is based on the ion-exclusion/penetration effect for cations and the anion-exchange effect for anions to anion-exchange resin phase.This system is useful for simultaneous separation and determination of ammonium ion(NH+4),nitrite ion(NO-2),and nitrate ion(NO-3) in water samples.The resolution of analyte ions can be manipulated by changing the concentration of base in eluent on a polystyrene-divinylbenzene based strongly basic anion-exchange resin column.In this study,several separation columns,which consisted of different particle sizes,different functional groups and different anion-exchange capacities,were compared.As the results,the separation column with the smaller anion-exchange capacity(TSKgel Super IC-Anion) showed well-resolved separation of cations and anions.In the optimization of the basic eluent,lithium hydroxide(LiOH) was used as the eluent and the optimal concentration was concluded to be 2 mmol/L,considering the resolution of analyte ions and the whole retention times.In the optimal conditions,the relative standard deviations of the peak areas and the retention times of NH+4,NO-2,and NO-3 ranged 1.28%-3.57% and 0.54%-1.55%,respectively.The limits of detection at signal-to-noise of 3 were 4.10 μmol/L for NH+4,1.87 μmol/L for NO-2 and 2.83 μmol/L for NO-3.     

Separation of acidic compounds by strong anion-exchange capillary electrochromatography

Separation of the acidic compounds in the ion-exchange capillary electrochromatography (IE-CEC) with strong anion-exchange packing as the stationary phase was studied. It was observed that the electroosmotic flow (EOF) in strong anion-exchange CEC moderately changed with increase of the eluent ionic strength and decrease of the eluent pH, but the acetonitrile concentration in the eluent had almost no effect on the EOF. The EOF in strong anion-exchange CEC with eluent of low pH value was much larger than that in RP-CEC with Spherisorb-ODS as the stationary phase. The retention of acidic compounds on the strong anion-exchange packing was relatively weak due to only partial ionization of them, and both chromatographic and electrophoretic processes contributed to separation. It was observed that the retention values of acidic compounds decreased with the increase of phosphate buffer and acetonitrile concentration in the eluent as well as the decrease of the applied voltage, and even the acidic compounds could elute before the void time. These factors also made an important contribution to the separation selectivity for tested acidic compounds, which could be separated rapidly with high column efficiency of more than 220000 plates/m under the optimized separation conditions.     

单柱阴离子色谱法同时测定无机阴离子、无机阳离子和有机酸的研究

自Small等首次采用双柱阴离子色谱法测定无机阴离子以来,单柱阴离子色谱法已被用于测定无机阴离子、有机酸,并利用金属阳离子与EDTA形成的阴离子配合物分离测定阳离子。但用单柱阴离子色谱法同时测定无机阴离子、无机阳离子和有机酸尚未见报道。本文采用EDTA为淋洗液的单柱阴离子色谱法研究了无机阴离子、无机阳离子和有机酸的同时分析测定。     

Determination of sulfur anions by high-performance liquid chromatography

Sulfite, sulfate, sulfide and thiosulfate ions are separated by high-performance liquid chromatography under acidic conditions on commercial low-capacity silica-based and resin-based anion-exchange columns with potassium hydrogenphthalate as the eluent. The ions are detected by using indirect ultraviolet absorption or conductivity detectors. The effects of concentration, pH and flow rate of the eluent on the retention times of sulfur anions are reported. The resin-based column is preferable to the silica-based column for separations of sulfur anions.     

Determination of trace anions in high-nitrate matrices by ion chromatography

An ion chromatography method was developed to determine trace anionic contamination in matrices that have a high concentration of nitrate ion. Contaminant anions of interest were separated on an IonPac AS15 high-capacity anion-exchange column and detected by suppressed conductivity detection. An EG40 eluent generator was used to prepare high-purity and carbonate-free potassium hydroxide. Using the EG40, performance at trace levels was enhanced because background conductivity decreased and retention time reproducibility improved. Trace anionic contamination from the mobile phase was minimized when using the eluent generator compared to using conventionally prepared sodium hydroxide eluents. The signal-to-noise ratio was also improved with the use of a temperature controlled conductivity cell and chromatography hardware in the microbore (2-mm) format. The eluent concentration was optimized to separate the contaminant anions from the excess of the nitrate matrix ions. The procedure was demonstrated for a solution of reagent-grade sodium nitrate and high-purity 0.7% nitric acid. Method detection limits for chloride, sulfate and phosphate of 150 μg/l and lower were achieved.     

高效阴离子交换色谱-积分脉冲安培检测法分析糖类化合物影响因素的研究

研究了高效阴离子交换色谱-积分脉冲安培检测法分离测定糖类化合物的一些影响因素。这些因素包括NaOH淋洗液浓度、色谱柱温度和积分脉冲安培检测的采样电位。实验用AminoPac PA10阴离子交换柱分离糖类化合物。当NaOH淋洗液浓度增大时,糖类化合物的保留值减小,并有洗脱顺序的变化。糖的保留只表现为放热行为,但是每种糖的保留受温度的影响程度不同,即当温度改变时每种糖保留时间的变化程度不同。一般规律是随糖分子增大(依单糖、双糖、三糖、四糖顺序),其保留时间的变化程度增大。通过改变温度可以改善两种相近洗脱糖之间的分离状况。糖的范特霍夫(Van’t Hoff)曲线具有良好的线性关系。积分脉冲安培检测的采样电位增大,糖检测的峰面积增大。通过提高采样电位,可以改善糖的检测。     

Determination of residual trifluoroacetate in protein purification buffers and peptide preparations by ion chromatography

Trifluoroacetate (TFA) is commonly used in a variety of pharmaceutical applications. Because of its toxic nature, it is important to reliably measure the effective removal of TFA. We developed an ion chromatography (IC) method to determine the concentration of residual TFA in samples found in the pharmaceutical industry. A high-capacity anion-exchange column was used to separate trace trifluoroacetate from an excess of chloride, phosphate, and other anions without the need for sample preparation. TFA was detected by suppressed conductivity. A method with four KOH eluent step changes was optimized and reproducibly executed using automated generation of the KOH eluent. We used this method to determine TFA in the following samples: a phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), an acetate-buffered saline containing protein, and a commercial peptide. The method detection limits for TFA in these samples were all less than 90 ng/ml.     

A versatile method for stable carbon isotope analysis of carbohydrates by high-performance liquid chromatography/isotope ratio mass spectrometry

We have developed a method to analyze stable carbon isotope ((13)C/(12)C) ratios in a variety of carbohydrates using high-performance liquid chromatography/isotope ratio mass spectrometry (HPLC/IRMS). The chromatography is based on strong anion-exchange columns with low strength NaOH eluents. An eluent concentration of 1 mM resulted in low background signals and good separation of most of the typical plant neutral carbohydrates. We also show that more strongly bound carbohydrates such as acidic carbohydrates can be separated by inclusion of NO(3) (-) as an inorganic pusher ion in the eluent. Analyses of neutral carbohydrate concentrations and their stable carbon isotope ratios are shown for plant materials and marine sediment samples both at natural abundance and for (13)C-enriched samples. The main advantage of HPLC/IRMS analysis over traditional gas chromatography based methods is that no derivatization is needed resulting in simple sample treatment and improved accuracy and reproducibility.     

Anion chromatography in open tubular capillary columns with indirect fluorometric detection

Summary A C₈ reversed-phase open tubular capillary column is dynamically modified with cetylpyridinium chloride to provide anion-exchange sites. Sodium salicylate is used as the eluent at the micromolar concentration range. The low capacity of the dynamically modified column allows the elution of common anions with k′ values similar to those in conventional ion chromatography. The reduced salicylate concentration allows good detectability in the indirect fluorescence mode, even though the baseline noise increased because the fluorescence intensity is lower. The noise level is equivalent to one picogram of non-fluorescing anions.     

Determination of guanidino compounds by anion-exchange chromatography and amperometric detection

Guanidino compounds were separated and determined by anion-exchange chromatography and electrochemical detection using a basic aqueous eluent and a nickel working electrode. It was found necessary to use a sample clean-up procedure prior to chromatographic analysis of uremic dialysate and serum samples. The effect of eluent hydroxide concentration on the retention of guanidino compounds was studied. Quantitative calibration showed that working curves were non-linear. Electrochemical detection for guanidino compounds with a nickel working electrode, while not selective, has high detection sensitivity. Detection limits for guanidino compounds ranged from 3 to 12 pmol.     

Automatic generation of ultra-pure hydroxide eluent for carbohydrate analysis of environmental samples

High-performance anion-exchange chromatography coupled with pulsed amperometric detection under alkaline conditions has significantly improved our understanding of the function of carbohydrates in cycling of terrestrial carbon. The use of NaOH as an eluent has many advantages for anion analysis, but NaOH solutions are also an excellent trap for atmospheric CO2 resulting in eluent carbonate ion contamination. To minimize the carbonate contamination, eluent generation technology has been marketed that produces ultra-pure hydroxide (OH) eluents on demand. Application of this technology significantly reduced the amounts of OH present in the waste stream and provided faster chromatographic runs with greater sensitivity and precision for determining the monosaccharide composition from environmental samples. Minimizing the salt concentration to < or = 50 mm from acid hydrolysis extractions injected (25 microl injection volume) on column improved reproducibility of analyte retention times and separations. Eluent generation technology eliminated inconsistent OH eluent preparation that is often due to carbonate contamination. The contamination increases retention time variability for monosaccharides released by hydrolysis of biological samples.     

Speciation of arsenical species by anion-exchange and ion-pair reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Summary Speciation and quantitative analysis of arsenical compounds are performed by using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with direct UV detection. Ion chromatography has been used to separate mixtures of arsenical compounds (arsenite, MMA, DMA, arsenate) on an anion-exchange column using phosphate buffer (1 mmol/l, pH=5.3) as eluent. Ion -pair reversed-phase chromatography has been investigated to resolve mixtures of arsenite, arsenate, MMA, DMA, arsenobetaine and arsenocholine on an octadecyl-bonded silica column using water as mobile phase (pH=7.3) and tetrabutylammonium cation as ion-pairing reagent. The influence of several parameters (pH, the ion-pairing reagent concentration or the amount of methanol in the mobile phase) has been studied to determine the best chromatographic conditions.     

The determination of lactate,acetate, chloride and phosphate in an intravenous solution by non-suppressed ion chromatography

Summary The determination of acetate, lactate, chloride and phosphate in an intravenous solution is investigated using non-suppressed ion chromatography with indirect UV absorption detection. When phthalate eluents are used with low capacity anion-exchange columns, the above solute species cannot be resolved unless acetonitrile is added to the eluent. Optimum results are obtained with 0.3 mM phthalate (pH 6.0) containing 30% acetonitrile as eluent. The improved resolution with this eluent is attributed to the existence of a partial reversed-phase retention mechanism operating on the unfunctionalised portions of the styrene-divinylbenzene polymeric ion-exchange material.     

Determination of aminosaccharides by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection

High-performance anion-exchange chromatography (HPAC) was used for the determination of aminosaccharides in microbial polymers, chitin, animal waste, sewage sludge, plant residues and soil. The aminosaccharides, galactosamine, mannosamine and glucosamine were separated on a strong anion-exchange column with 1OmM sodium hydroxide as the eluent and determined by pulsed amperometric detection (PAD). The HPAC-PAD methodology was compared with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with refractive index detection (RI) in terms of selectivity and sensitivity for aminosaccharides. The results indicate that HPAC-PAD required less sample preparation, and was more precise and nearly two orders of magnitude more sensitive than HPLC-RI. HPAC-PAD was not subject to matrix interferences and was highly selective for aminosaccharides. More than 3% of the total nitrogen in alfalfa, and 20% of that in straw, was found to be present as aminosaccharides.     

Some factors affecting separation and detection of amino acids by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with integrated pulsed amperometric detection

Some factors influencing the separation and detection of amino acids by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with integrated pulsed amperometric detection were investigated. These factors include eluent concentration, column temperature, and detection waveform. The selectivity changes in weakly retained amino acids are slight with changing sodium hydroxide eluent concentration. When sodium acetate eluent concentration is changed, the selectivity variations between strongly retained amino acids containing two carboxyl groups and containing only one carboxyl group are obviously different. Significant but slight selectivity changes in weakly retained amino acids can be achieved through changing the column temperature. Sodium hydroxide and sodium acetate eluent concentration affect the detection of amino acids. Detection sensitivity of amino acids can be improved by increasing the concentration of sodium hydroxide and sodium acetate in a certain concentration range. The detections of amino acids at two different detection waveforms were compared. The hydroxyl amino acids can be selectively detected by choosing a modified detection waveform. The optimized gradient elution condition and column temperature for analyzing 19 amino acids were obtained. The time for the gradient elution program was 60 min. The column temperature was 35 degrees C. Under the optimized conditions, detection limits for 19 amino acids were 0.15-4.52 pmol. The calibration graphs of peak area for all the analytes were linear for about three orders of magnitude. The RSDs (n=5) of peak area were 0.6-5.6%. The determination of trace amino acid impurities in valine product is shown as an application example.     

Simultaneous separation and detection of anions and thiophilic cations using capillary‐size anion exchange chromatography with suppressed conductivity detection

In this fundamental study, the simultaneous separation and detection of anions and thiophilic cations in anion exchange chromatography with suppressed conductivity detection is investigated. Mercury(II) and cadmium(II) served as model analytes. Separation and detection was performed by introducing 2‐mercaptoethanesulfonate, which forms complexes with both mercury and cadmium with a strong metal–sulfur bond, into the KOH eluent. Additional to the separation on the column, these complexes were able to pass the suppressor. Subsequently, they could be detected as negative peaks. A simple model for the separation mechanism was developed based on these results. Furthermore, the effect of the eluent concentration on the retention factors of both cation complexes and standard anions was examined and quantified. It revealed that the concentration of 2‐mercaptoethanesulfonate has more influence on the cations than the KOH concentration. Also, 2.0 mM of 2‐mercaptoethanesulfonate had about the same effect on the anion separation as 60 mM KOH. Finally, selectivity and detection limits were investigated. The detection limits were 4.9 μM for mercury and 2.2 μM for cadmium.     

Ion chromatographic determination of bromate in drinking water by post-column reaction with fuchsin.

Bromate deriving from ozonation treatment of bromide containing waters are analyzed by ion-exchange chromatography with spectrophotometric detection after post-column reaction with fuchsin in low pH medium. An anion-exchange column was used with 2.7 mM carbonate-0.3 mM hydrogencarbonate eluent. The eluent from the column was then allowed to react with a SO2-reduced fuchsin solution and then with a diluted HCl solution at 65 degrees C. The developed colour of the final product was measured spectrophotometrically at 530 nm. Linearity was checked up to 50 micrograms/l with a 200-microliter injection loop (r2 = 0.9997) and up to 100 micrograms/l of bromate with 100 microliters loop (r2 = 0.9939). Nitrate, sulfate, bromide, phosphate, fluoride did not interfere at 100 mg/l concentration level; only nitrite at concentration levels greater than 3 mg/l caused partial overlapping with bromate peak, but this value is not likely to occur in common drinking water. The detection limit (3 sigma) is 0.1 microgram/l (1 microgram/l propagation error approach).     

Separation and determination of alditols and sugars by high-pH anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection

Carbohydrates such as alditols (polyols or sugar alcohols), monosaccharides and disaccharides are separated as anions by anion-exchange chromatography with a sodium hydroxide eluent, MA1 CarboPac column and pulsed amperometric detection. We report a high-pH anion-exchange chromatographic-pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD) method that determines all the polyols used as food additives in food products and the most commonly found mono- and disaccharides on a routine basis. The linearity, repeatability, internal reproducibility and accuracy are described. The applicability of the method has been demonstrated by the analysis of 46 relevant samples and by participation twice in the Food Analysis Performance Assessment Scheme (FAPAS) testing programme for food additives.     

High-performance anion-exchange chromatography of homogeneous D-gluco-oligosaccharides and -polysaccharides (polymerization degree greater than or equal to 50) with pulsed amperometric detection

High-performance anion-exchange chromatography under alkaline conditions with pulsed amperometric detection was applied to the analyses of (1----2)-, (1----3)-, (1----4)- and (1----6)-linked homogeneous alpha- or beta-D-gluco-oligosaccharides and -polysaccharides up to a degree of polymerization (DP) of greater than or equal to 50. Each series of homogeneous D-gluco-oligomers and -polymers showed a linear relationship between log k' and DP in isocratic elution using 150 mM sodium hydroxide solution containing 100 mM sodium acetate as the eluent. An effective separation of individual members of an homologous series of linear glucans was achieved using gradient elution, accomplished by maintaining the sodium hydroxide concentration at 150 mM and increasing the sodium acetate concentration during the analysis. The detector response per HCOH group in D-gluco-oligomers (DP 2-7) was almost the same.