Improvement of ion chromatography with ultraviolet photometric detection and comparison with conductivity detection for the determination of serum cations

Studies were made of the analytical conditions required for indirect photometric ion chromatography using ultraviolet photometric detection (UV method) for the determination of serum cations following a previously developed serum pre-treatment. The sensitivities of the conductivity detection (CD) and UV methods and the amounts of serum cations determined by both methods were compared. Attempts to improve the sensitivity of the conventional UV method are reported. It was found that the mobile phase previously reported by Small and Miller showed no quantitative response when more than 4 mM copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate was used. As a result, there was no significant difference in the amounts of serum cations shown by the CD and UV methods. However, by adding 0.5-5 mM cobalt(II) sulphate heptahydrate, nickel(II) sulphate hexahydrate, zinc(II) sulphate heptahydrate or cobalt(II) diammonium sulphate hexahydrate to 0.5-1.5 mM copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate, higher sensitivity and a quantitative response were attained.     

Indirect photometric detection of polyamines in biological samples separated by high-performance capillary electrophoresis.

A rapid separation of polyamines and some related amino acids in cultured tumor cells by high-performance capillary zone electrophoresis with indirect photometric detection is demonstrated. 60 cm x 75 microns I.D. fused-silica capillary was used for the separation and quinine sulfate was used as a background electrolyte (BGE). Several polyamines (putrescine, spermidine and spermine), amino acids (lysine, arginine, histidine) and simple cations (K+, Na+) were easily separated in less than 10 min. Using the indirect photometric detection method, femtomole amounts of polyamines extracted from the tumor cells were detected from nanoliter injection volumes, and the signal response was linear over two orders of magnitude.     

Indirect photometric detection in capillary zone electrophoresis

An indirect photometric detection method is described which is based on the use of an absorbing co-ion as the principal component of the background electrolyte. The zones of non-absorbing ionic species are revealed by changes in light absorption due to charge displacement of the absorbing co-ion. Theoretical considerations are given for selecting a suitable absorbing co-ion to achieve a high sensitivity of detection.The role of electromigration dispersion is illustrated by experiments and the effects of the differences in the effective mobilities of sample ions and that of the absorbing co-ion are discussed. The highest sensitivity can be achieved for sample ions having an effective mobility close to the mobility of the absorbing co-ion. In such a case, the concentration of the sample component in its migrating zone can be high while electromigration dispersion is still negligible. The useful dynamic range of the detection is then limited by the linearity and noise of the detector, the former parameter being given mostly by the shape of the on-column detection cell. The best sensitivities can be obtained in low-concentration background electrolytes containing a co-ion with high absorption at a given detection wavelength.It is shown that indirect photometric detection can be useful for detecting substances that have no optical absorption in the UV and/or visible region, provided that the composition of the background electrolyte is selected correctly.     

Optimization of single-column anion chromatography with indirect ultraviolet photometric and fluorimetric detection

Optimization of single-column anion chromatography with indirect photometric and indirect fluorimetric detection is described. A simplex algorithm is used for signal maximization with eluent concentration, pH and flow rates as dependent variables. Absolute detection limits obtained for chloride, nitrite, nitrate and sulphate by indirect photometric detection were 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, and 2.0 ng, respectively. The use of single-beam indirect fluorimetric detection of these anions is also demonstrated. The method was applied to the detection of anions arising from gaseous acids or atmospheric aerosols.     

烷基吡啶盐和芳基季铵盐作检测和改性剂的羟基酸间接光度高效液相色谱研究

研究了苄基三甲基溴化铵动态改性、十四烷基吡啶盐等“永久性”涂渍的两种反相色谱,系统分离和间接光度检测了强极性、弱紫外吸收羟基酸。测定这些检测和改性试剂在YWG-CH反相填料和甲醇-磷酸缓冲液色谱体系的吸附等温线,探讨试剂在固定相的吸附量和其它因素对羟基酸保留、检测灵敏度的影响及分离检测机理。     

Phenylalanine as eluent for indirect photometric detection

Summary In this paper the use of phenylalanine as eluent for indirect photometric chromatography is reported. The effects of the mobile phase pH, phenylalanine concentration etc. on the eluent strength and the sensitivity of detection are discussed. Using 3 mM aqueous solution of phenylalanine at pH 3.0 containing 1% methanol as the mobile phase, a mixture of alkali metals was separated and sodium ion concentration in water was determined on a low-capacity cation-exchange column.     

Ion-exchange chromatography using vanadyl and vandate salts as mobile phases with indirect detection

Summary Vanadyl sulfate, VOSO₄, was characterized as the mobile phase for the ion exchange separation of Li⁺, Na⁺, NH ₄ ⁺ , and K⁺ using indirect photometric detection at 254 nm. Detection limits ranged from 0.2 ppm for Li⁺ to 1 ppm for K⁺. Indirect electrochemical detection of these separated cations by reduction of VO (II) to V³⁺ was compared to spectrophotometric detection. The potential of the vanadate species, HVO ₄ ^2– , for the separation of F^–, Cl^–, and SO ₄ ^2– , with indirect photometric detection was also demonstrated.     

Sensitive, indirect photometric detector for high-performance liquid chromatography using a light-emitting diode

A low-noise detector for indirect photometric detection has been constructed using a highly stable source--a light-emitting diode (LED). Use of the detector is demonstrated for reversed-phase liquid chromatography by adding methylene blue to the mobile phase to make a background signal. The indirect determination of alcohols by their effect on methylene blue concentration distribution is demonstrated, and an investigation is made into the conditions for high sensitivity. Because the source exhibits low noise, the detection limits for alcohols are as low as more complex and expensive detection methods, despite the lower radiant power of the LED. Detection limits for nine alcohols are below micrograms injected amounts.     

吖啶作为检测试剂脂肪醇和脂肪酸的间接光度高效液相色谱研究

以吖啶作为新型检测试剂,研究C_4～C_(12)脂肪醇、C_6～C_(16)脂肪酸的间接光度高效液相色谱,探讨影响色谱保留和产生间接光度响应的因素,从分离检测机理解释两类化合物色谱行为和检测响应的差别,提出新的分离测定脂肪醇和脂肪酸的间接光度高效液相色谱系统。     

Capillary electrophoresis with end-capillary potentiometric detection using a copper electrode.

Potentiometric end-capillary detection in capillary electrophoresis has the advantage of relatively easy miniaturisation without having to compromise the concentration sensitivity. Potentiometric end-capillary detection using a copper electrode is also attractive because of the sensitive detection of many inorganic and organic UV-transparent ions and the ability to work in both direct and indirect mode. In this work, detection of a number of common anions in a tartrate electrolyte at pH 3 was studied. The influence of the end-capillary detection geometry on the detection performance was investigated. An end-capillary detection cell allowing the separation capillary to be changed without the need to realign the detection electrode was constructed and fitted into a commercial CE apparatus. Under the optimal configuration, which was a 25 microm diameter copper electrode aligned coaxially with a 25 microm capillary and positioned at a distance of about 25 microm from the capillary end, excellent peak shapes were achieved and comparison with simultaneous on-capillary photometric detection showed no additional peak broadening. Good sensitivity was obtained, resulting in concentration limits of detection (LODs) in the low microM range and mass LODs in the low amol range. Examples of separations of inorganic and organic anions are presented and the analytical potential of the detection method is assessed.     

Separation and indirect detection of small-chain peptides using chromophoric mobile phase additives

Ruthenium(II) 1,10-phenanthroline, Ru(phen)3(2+), and ruthenium(II) 2,2'-bipyridyl, Ru(bipy)3(2+), salts were evaluated as mobile phase additives for the liquid chromatographic separation of small-chain peptides on a polystyrene-divinylbenzene copolymeric (Hamilton PRP-1) stationary phase. In a basic mobile phase peptides are anions, and retention, resolution and detection occur because of the interactions between the stationary phase, the RuII complex and the peptide anion. Since the RuII complex concentration changes in the analyte band relative to the background eluent RuII complex concentration, the peptide can be detected by indirect photometric detection using the wavelength where the RuII complex absorbs. Peptide analyte peaks may be positive or negative depending on the counter-anion and its concentration. Small-chain peptides that do not contain chromophoric side-chains are detected without derivatization at about 0.1 nmol injected at a 3:1 signal-to-noise ratio. Factors that affect retention, resolution and indirect photometric detection are the RuII complex, its mobile phase concentration, mobile phase pH and solvent composition, and the type and concentration of the mobile phase counter-anion and/or buffer anion.     

离子对色谱-间接紫外检测法分析哌啶离子液体阳离子

建立了快速分析无紫外光吸收的哌啶离子液体阳离子的离子对色谱-间接紫外检测法。采用反相C18色谱柱,以背景紫外吸收试剂-离子对试剂水溶液/有机溶剂为流动相分离哌啶离子液体阳离子。研究了背景紫外吸收试剂、检测波长、离子对试剂、有机溶剂、柱温、流速对分离测定哌啶阳离子的影响。最佳色谱条件为：以0.5 mmol/L对氨基苯酚盐酸盐-0.1 mmol/L庚烷磺酸钠水溶液/甲醇（80：20,v/v）为流动相,检测波长210 nm,柱温30 ℃,流速1.0 mL/min。在此条件下,3种哌啶阳离子可在4 min之内基线分离。所测阳离子的检出限（S/N=3）为0.137~0.545 mg/L,峰面积和保留时间的相对标准偏差（n=5）分别不高于0.72%和0.37%。将此方法用于分析实验室合成的哌啶类离子液体,加标回收率为97.0%~98.4%。本方法简便、快速,重现性、线性关系等均能满足哌啶类离子液体阳离子的定量分析要求。     

Effect of ultraviolet absorption reagent for determination of piperidinium ionic liquid cations by ion pair chromatography with indirect ultraviolet detection

Indirect ultraviolet detection method is a simple and effective method for the determination of ionic liquid cations without ultraviolet absorption group. This paper focused on the influence of different background ultraviolet absorption reagents on the determination of piperidinium ionic liquid cations by ion pair chromatography with indirect ultraviolet detection. Ultraviolet absorption reagents are divided into cationic (4-aminophenol hydrochloride, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, and N-ethylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate), anionic (potassium biphthalate and 5-sulfosalicylic acid), and amphiprotic (p-aminobenzoic acid). The results showed that piperidinium cations can be separated and detected by cationic and anionic ultraviolet absorption reagents. In general, the cationic ultraviolet absorption reagents have the best effect for separation and detection of the piperidinium cations by ion pair chromatography with indirect ultraviolet detection.     

Miniaturized movable contactless conductivity detection cell for capillary electrophoresis

A miniaturized capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detector (mini-C(4)D) cell has been designed which is small enough to allow it to slide along the effective capillary length inside the capillary cassette of an Agilent capiillary electrophoresis system (CE) (or other CE brand of similar construction), including the possibility of positioning it close to the point of optical detection (4 cm), or even putting two such detector cells in one cassette. The cell was tested and the performance characteristics (noise, sensitivity, and peak width) were compared with those obtained with the previously used large C(4)D cell. No significant differences were observed. The mini-C(4)D was used in simultaneous separations of common cations and anions where its advantage over a larger C(4)D cell is the ability to vary the point of detection with the mini-C(4)D cell continuously at any point along the capillary length, so that the optimum apparent selectivity can be chosen. Other applications include providing a convenient second point of detection in addition to photometric detection, such as to measure accurately the linear velocity of a zone, or to allow placement of two mini-C(4)D cells in one capillary cassette simultaneously.     

Application of pure silica gel as cation-exchange stationary phase in lon chromatography with indirect photometric detection for common mono-and divalent cations using aromatic monoamines as eluents

Summary A pure silica gel (Pia Seed 5S-60-SIL), synthesized by the hydrolysis of pure tetraethoxysilane [Si(OCH₂CH₃)₄], was applied as a cation-exchange stationary phase in ion chromatography with indirect photometric detection for common mono-and divalent cations (Li⁺, Na⁺, NH₄ ⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺, and Ca²⁺) using various protonated aromatic monoamines (tyramine [4-(2-aminethyl) phenol], benzylamine, phenylethylamine, 2-methylpyridine and 2,6-dimethylpyridine) as eluet ions. When using 0.75 mM tyramine-0.25 mM oxalic acid-1.5 mM 18-crown-6 (1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane) at pH 5.0 as the eluent, excellent simultaneous separation and highly sensitive detection at 275 nm for these mono-and divalent cations were achieved on the Pia Seed 5S-60-SIL column (150×4.6 mm I.D.) in 20 min.     

Determination of alcohols in alcoholic beverages by micro high-performance liquid chromatography with indirect photometric detection

Aliphatic alcohols in alcoholic beverages were determined by micro high-performance liquid chromatography with indirect photometric detection. Theophylline was added to the mobile phase as the visualization agent. Ethanol, propanols and butanols could be determined by this method.     

A novel method for analysis of explosives residue by simultaneous detection of anions and cations via capillary zone electrophoresis

A novel electrolyte has been developed for the simultaneous separation of cations and anions in low explosive residue by capillary electrophoresis. This electrolyte contains 15 mM α-hydroxyisobutyric acid (HIBA) as the buffer, 6 mM imidazole as the cation chromophore, 3 mM 1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid (NTS) as the anion chromophore, 4 mM 18-crown-6 ether as a cation selectivity modifier, and 5% (v/v) acetonitrile as an organic modifier. The pH was adjusted to 6.5 using tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAOH), an electroosmotic flow modifier. The method was optimized by varying the concentrations of α-HIBA, imidazole, and 1,3,6-NTS at three different pH values. The results provided a simultaneous indirect photometric analysis of both anions and cations with detection limits ranging from 0.5 to 5 ppm for anions and from 10 to 15 ppm for cations with a total run time of under 7 min. The method was then applied to the analysis of Pyrodex^® RS and black powder, as well as several smokeless powders. The results obtained were consistent with previously reported results for separate anion and cation analysis and provide a faster, more complete analysis of each sample in a single chromatographic run.     

Simultaneous separation of common mono- and divalent cations on a calcinated silica gel column by ion chromatography with indirect photometric detection and aromatic monoamines-oxalic acid,containing crown ethers,used as eluent

The application of unmodified silica gel (Super Micro Bead Silica Gel B-5, SMBSG B-5) as a cation-exchange stationary phase in ion chromatography with indirect photometric detection (IC-IPD) for the separation of common mono- and divalent cations (Li+, Na+, NH4+, K+, Mg2+ and Ca2+) was carried out using various aromatic monoamines [tyramine [4-(2-aminoethyl)phenol], benzylamine, phenylethylamine, 2-methylpyridine and 2,6-dimethylpyridine] as eluents. When using these amines as eluents, the peak resolution between these mono- and divalent cations was not quite satisfactory and the peak shapes of NH4+ and K+ were largely destroyed on the SMBSG B-5 silica gel column. Hence, the application of SMBSG B-5 silica gel calcinated at 200, 400, 600, 800 and 1000 degrees C for 5 h in the IC-IPD was carried out. The peak shapes of the monovalent cations were greatly improved with increasing calcination temperature and, as a result, symmetrical peaks of these mono- and divalent cations were obtained on the SMBSG B-5 silica gel calcinated at 1000 degrees C as the stationary phase. In contrast, the peak resolution between these mono- and divalent cations was not improved. Therefore, crown ethers [18-crown-6 (1,4,7,10,13,15-hexaoxacyclooctadecane), 15-crown-5 (1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxacyclopentadecane)] were added to the eluent for the complete separation of these mono- and divalent cations. Excellent simultaneous separation and highly sensitive detection at 275 nm were achieved in 25 min on a column (150x4.6 mm I.D.) packed with SMBSG B-5 silica gel calcinated at 1000 degrees C by elution with 0.75 mM tyramine-0.25 mM oxalic acid at pH 5.0 containing either 1.0 mM 18-crown-6 or 10 mM 15-crown-5.