一种简单的制备反相电色谱柱的方法

 采用简便易行的方法自制内径为100 μm的电色谱柱,并考察了其性能,同时研究了磷酸盐缓冲液浓度、乙腈体积分数、电压、柱温对中性化合物保留行为的影响。     

Computer-assisted retention prediction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in supercritical fluid chromatography using carbon dioxide as the mobile phase

Summary The dependence of the capacity factor of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on column temperature and on the density of the mobile phase in supercritical-fluid chromatography was investigated using carbon dioxide as the mobile phase. Logarithmic capacity factors of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were obtained as a linear function of the reciprocal column temperature at a constant molar volume of carbon dioxide.The application of the Retention Prediction System to supercritical-fluid chromatography is demonstrated: one can predict the retention of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using equations including column temperature, density and the physico-chemical properties of the solutes as the parameters.     

Preconcentration and separation of some organic water pollutants with polyurethane foam and activated carbon

Summary Although pesticides and phenols, cause reproductive failure in many areas of the world, there is a no effective means of treating waste water containing these compounds. This work deals with the adsorption of insecticides and phenols from aqueous solution by untreated porous polyurethane foam and activated carbon. Static experiments showed that in comparison with activated carbon a reasonable percentage of the compounds was adsorbed by the foam. Attempts were therefore made to extract these species from aqueous solution by foam column chromatography.The results showed that the adsorption of the compounds was brought about by a mechanism similar to that of solvent extraction. The effect of various experimental conditions such as temperature, extracting medium, pH, contact time, volume of sample flow rate, compound concentration, and eluting solvents on the retention and separation of the compounds has been determined. The height equivalent to a theoretical plate (HETP) was calculated from breakthrough capacity curves and from chromatograms obtained from polyurethane foam columns for the insecticide Dyfonate; values were in the range 2.1–2.3 mm at 10–15 ml min^–1. Extraction of the compounds from natural water, and subsequent recovery, were both found to be complete. The high capacity of polyurethane provides advantages over activated carbon; in particular, large sample volumes can be analyzed at high flow rates.     

Retention behaviour of acidic, neutral and basic drugs on a CN column using phosphate buffers in the mobile phase

The retention behaviour of a set of sixteen more or less drugs on a CN column with methanol-phosphate buffer as eluent was studied. The influence of the volume percentage of methanol, pH and the ionic strength on the capacity factors (k') of the drugs was determined using an experimental design consisting of three pH values (3, 5 and 7), four ionic strengths (0.025, 0.05, 0.075 and 0.1) and three volume percentages of methanol (10, 30 and 50%). The selected drugs were basic, acidic and neutral compounds with different polarity properties. The number of carbon atoms, considered here as reflecting the hydrophobic characteristics of the solutes, varied from 7 to 25. The influence on the retention of drugs on a CN column of the different parameters studied was evaluated. The volume percentage of organic modifier and the pH are the most important factors. A change in ionic strength is important only when large molecules are chromatographed. As the interaction between pH, ionic strength and volume percentage of methanol is small, optimization of the three parameters separately is possible.     

Sorption behavior of vanadium on silica gel modified with tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin.

Tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin (TCPP) has been loaded on aminopropyl-silica gel by physical adsorption and by direct immobilization through formation of an amide bond to obtain chelating sorbents. These sorbents have been studied for preconcentration and separation of vanadium prior to its determination by atomic absorption spectrometry. Several parameters, such as sorption capacity of the chelating resin, pH for retention of V(IV) and V(V), volume of sample and eluent, were evaluated. Both vanadium species sorbed on TCPP-modified resin could be eluted using 2 mol L(-1) nitric acid solution. The recovery values were > 94% and preconcentration factor of 160 was obtained. For speciation analysis, cyclohexane-1,2-diaminetetraacetic acid (CDTA) was added to the sample for complexation of vanadium(IV), which was not retained on the microcolumn. The proposed method was examined for reference standard materials (TM-25.2 and CAAS-3) as well as for river water samples.     

Methacrylate monolithic capillary columns for gradient peptide separations

For the separation of peptides with gradient-elution liquid chromatography a poly(butyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) (BMA) monolithic capillary column was prepared and tested. The conditional peak capacity was used as a metric for the performance of this column, which was compared with a capillary column packed with C18-modified silica particles. The retention of the peptides was found to be smaller on the BMA column than on the particulate C18 column. To obtain the same retention in isocratic elution an approximately 15% (v/v) lower acetonitrile concentration had to be used in the mobile phase. The retention window in gradient elution was correspondingly smaller with the BMA column. The relation between peak width and retention under gradient conditions was studied in detail. It was found that in shallow gradients, with gradient times of 30min and more, the peak widths of the least retained compounds are strongly increased with the BMA column. This was attributed to the fact that these compounds migrate and elute with an unfavorable high retention factor. More retained compounds are eluted later in the gradient, but with a lower effective retention factor. With shallow gradients the peak capacity of the BMA column ( approximately 90) was clearly lower than that of a conventional packed column ( approximately 150). On the other hand, with steep gradients, when components elute with a low effective retention factor, the performance of the BMA column is relatively good. With a gradient time of 15min similar peak widths and thus similar peak capacities ( approximately 75) were found for the packed and the monolithic column. Two strategies were investigated to obtain higher peak capacities with methacrylate monolithic columns. The use of lauryl methacrylate (LMA) instead of butyl methacrylate (BMA) gave an increase in retention and narrower peaks for early eluting peptides. The peak capacity of the LMA column was approximately 125 in a 60min gradient. Another approach was to use a longer BMA column which resulted in a peak capacity of approximately 135 could be obtained in 60min.     

Pre-concentration and separation of vanadium on Amberlite IRA-904 resin functionalized with porphyrin ligands

Among several methods, enrichment techniques based on sorption onto chelating resins seem convenient, rapid and capable to achieve a high concentration factor. Amberlite IRA-904 resin modified with tetrakis (p-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin (TCPP) was used to pre-concentrate vanadium species. Several parameters, such as sorption capacity of the chelating resin, pH for retention of V(IV) and V(V), volume of sample and eluent, were evaluated. Both vanadium species sorbed on TCPP-modified resin were eluted by use of 2 M nitric acid and determined by atomic absorption spectrometry. The recovery values were >94% and pre-concentration factor of 110 was obtained. For speciation studies, CDTA was added to the sample for complexing vanadium(IV), which was not retained on the microcolumn. The proposed method was examined for reference standard material (TM-25.2) and river water sample.     

Fast gas chromatography: packed column solvating gas chromatography versus open tubular column gas chromatography

Packed capillary column solvating gas chromatography (SGC) and open tubular column gas chromatography (GC) were compared with respect to their potentials for fast separations. A recently introduced "universal" peak capacity equation was used to compare the performance of these two methods. The effects of various factors on peak capacity were investigated. Results demonstrate that retention factor and column efficiency are the main factors affecting peak capacity for fast separations. Packed columns produce both high retention factors and high selectivities. While high efficiencies and high peak capacities can be demonstrated by both techniques, open tubular column GC can surpass packed capillary column SGC in both measurements, except for the case of the analysis of simple mixtures in short analysis times, where retention factor and selectivity become important. Practical aspects such as pressure drop and sample capacity are compared for SGC and open tubular column GC. It was found that packed column SGC demonstrates higher sample capacities, but requires much higher column inlet pressures than open tubular column GC. A variety of mobile phases can be used for packed column SGC, which can provide high solvating power for large and polar compounds.     

Estimation of chromatographic parameters on two silica-based columns connected in series under nonaqueous reversed phase liquid chromatographic conditions

Empirical equations were produced to relate important chromatographic parameters on two silica-based columns serially linked, in isocratic nonaqueous RP HPLC, to retention times and peak widths of the separated compounds on the individual columns. These equations were derived because the experimental data seemed to deviate from the values expected, applying basic chromatographic theoretical equations. The chromatographic parameters studied were retention time, peak width, resolution, number of theoretical plates, capacity factor, and separation factor. In addition, empirical linear relationships were produced for the estimation of the above mentioned parameters of the serial systems, in direct and reverse order, relating them to those obtained on each column, separately. The experimentally obtained values were in good agreement with those estimated by the derived equations.     

A method of calculating the second dimension retention index in comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry

A method was developed to calculate the second dimension retention index of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC/TOF-MS) data using n-alkanes as reference compounds. The retention times of the C(7)-C(31) alkanes acquired during 24 isothermal experiments cover the 0-6s retention time area in the second dimension retention time space, which makes it possible to calculate the retention indices of target compounds from the corresponding retention time values without the extension of the retention space of the reference compounds. An empirical function was proposed to show the relationship among the second dimension retention time, the temperature of the second dimension column, and the carbon number of the n-alkanes. The proposed function is able to extend the second dimension retention time beyond the reference n-alkanes by increasing the carbon number. The extension of carbon numbers in reference n-alkanes up to two more carbon atoms introduces <10 retention index units (iu) of deviation. The effectiveness of using the proposed method was demonstrated by analyzing a mixture of compound standards in temperature programmed experiments using 6 different initial column temperatures. The standard deviation of the calculated retention index values of the compound standards fluctuated from 1 to 12 iu with a mean standard deviation of 5 iu.     

Rapid prediction and optimization of concentration conditions for preparative fractions by solid-phase extraction

SPE is an effective tool for concentrating preparative fractions isolated from a complex sample. To guarantee high efficiency and recovery of concentration, the concentration conditions could be optimized by predicting the breakthrough volume (V(B)). In this study, a method of predicting V(B )of unknown compounds in preparative fractions at any isocratic mobile phase composition with the analytical retention parameters a and c is described. The a and c values and the relationship between half peak width (W(1/2)) and retention time of a model analyte were measured using the analytical elution mode on an SPE column, and the V(B )and retention volume (V(R)) predicted with the a and c values were validated with breakthrough experiments. However, it is impossible to measure the a and c values of multiple compounds in a complex system directly on an SPE column with a low number of theoretical plates. The correlation of the a and c values between the SPE and analytical columns was developed so that the analytical data could be transferred to the SPE column. With the calculated a and c values, we could optimize the concentration conditions on the basis of the predicted V(B )and the volume of the preparative fraction.     

Note on the Net Retention Volume in Chromatography with a Real Gas as a Carrier

The problem of the calculation and interpretation of the net retention volume with a real gas as carrier is revisited. The properties of the carrier are described by a first order virial equation of state. The net retention volume of a solute is related to the mean flow rate of the carrier, therefore determination of the mean flow rate of a real gas carrier is reviewed. It is shown that the mean flow rate cannot be calculated from the mean column pressure. With a real gas carrier the local capacity factor depends on the local pressure of the real gas. The basic relationship between the net retention volume and the function describing this pressure dependence is also reviewed. Precise formulae as well as practical approximations are presented for the calculation of the mean flow rate, of the mean column pressure, and of a representative pressure related to the mean capacity factor.     

On the determination of the column dead volume from homologous series

Summary The calculation of the column dead volume from high precision gross retention times of the n-alkanes pentane to heptadecane in an ODS/MeOH system yields values showing an apparently linear decrease with increasing carbon number. This effect is thought to be related to the partial exclusion from pores. If retention data are corrected for exclusion, one uniform dead volume is obtained.     

对氨基苯胂酸及其氧化物的色谱研究

用紫外分光光度计分析了对氨基苯胂酸（PABAA）及其氧化物的光谱特征后,在十八烷基键合相硅胶柱上,以甲醇-缓冲液作流动相,研究了二者的容量因子随流动相离子强度、柱温、甲醇含量变化的规律。用季铵盐作离子对试剂,反相离子对色谱法分离PABAA时,分离机理符合高子对机理,在适当条件下,所试验的化合物都可有所保留。对保留值作出贡献的有固定相排阻作用、分配作用以及居次要地位的PABAA与固定相表面剩余硅醇基的相互作用。排阻作用及分配作用的相对重要性与流动相中甲醇和离子对试剂的浓度有关。     

Comprehensive separation of a wide variety of compounds from olive leaves by counter-current chromatography with three-phase solvent system

The three-phase solvent system counter-current chromatography has been of great research interest, because it can separate compounds with a wide range of polarity. The solvent system of n-hexane/methyl tert-butyl ether/acetonitrile/water (5:5:7:5, v/v) was used for counter-current chromatographic comprehensive separation of olive leaves. The study adopted the normal elution mode. The middle phase and the lower phase (at a volume ratio of 7:3) were pumped into the column simultaneously, followed by eluting with the upper, middle, and lower phases in sequence. The retention rate of the stationary phase measured by the experiment was 73.5%. The upper phase was used to elute the nonpolar compounds, then the mobile phase was switched to the middle phase to elute the moderately hydrophobic compounds, finally, the polar compounds were eluted by the lower phase remaining in the chromatographic column. This method successfully separated eight compounds in one step within 270 min and five compounds were identified. The logP values of these five compounds were 7.44, 7.86, 4.16, −0.11, and 0.96, respectively, covering a wide range of polarities. The present study demonstrated that the three-phase solvent has a strong extraction capacity for ingredients from extremely hydrophilic compounds to extremely hydrophobic compounds.     

Liquid Chromatographic Behavior of Nitrogen Compounds

Abstract

Chromatographic behavior of nitrogen compounds differed from others. The column efficiency was poor for the compounds and sometimes solutes were not eluted out from a column. Therefore, the elution volume of alkylamines, anilines, pyridines, pyrazines, quinolines and aminopolyaromatic hydrocarbons was measured on a methacrylate gel and octadecyl bonded silica gels in pH controlled acetonitrile/water mixtures. The solvent effect on the dissociation constant differs from that obtained for aromatic acids. The values in acetonitrile/water mixtures are smaller than those obtained in 100% water. The linear relation between log P and log k′ values is obtained in eluents of pH 7 where the retention of these compounds is maximized. Some hydrophobic fragmental constants are proposed from this result. Prediction of retention time of these compounds from their log P values can be done in the individual groups on octadecyl bonded silica gels in pH controlled acetonitrile/water mixtures.     

Retention prediction of large and condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in reversed-phase microcolumn liquid chromatography with diphenylsilica stationary phase

The retention behavior of condensed large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons has been investigated with diphenylsilica stationary phases in reversed-phase microcolumn liquid chromatography. The results were correlated with two parameters which indicate size and shape of the molecules. Since the resulting equation can be used for retention prediction of large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, computer-assisted “standardless” identification is accomplished for “unknown” compounds contained in the standard.     

Microcolumn liquid chromatography with inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectronometric detection

Summary An ICP detector is described which is compatible with microcolumn liquid chromatography. The total column effluent is concentrically nebulized and aspirated into a plasma flame. The carbon compounds are selectively detected by monitoring the characteristic emission line at 247.9 nm using water or aqueous solutions as the mobile phase. The detection limit for carbon is 500 ng or less, and the response is linear over at least two decades. The potential of this system is illustrated by a few applications.     

对氨基苯胂酸及其氧化物的色谱研究

 用紫外分光光度计分析了对氨基苯胂酸（PABAA）及其氧化物的光谱特征后,在十八烷基键合相硅胶柱上,以甲醇-缓冲液作流动相,研究了二者的容量因子随流动相离子强度、柱温、甲醇含量变化的规律。用季铵盐作离子对试剂,反相离子对色谱法分离PABAA时,分离机理符合高子对机理,在适当条件下,所试验的化合物都可有所保留。对保留值作出贡献的有固定相排阻作用、分配作用以及居次要地位的PABAA与固定相表面剩余硅醇基的相互作用。排阻作用及分配作用的相对重要性与流动相中甲醇和离子对试剂的浓度有关。     

Retention behavior of aromatic hydrocarbons and dansylamino acids in reversed-phase liquid chromatography with cation-exchange-induced stationary phases

The retention behavior of aromatic hydrocarbons and dansylamino acids on cation-exchangers modified with alkylammonium ions has been examined by microcolumn liquid chromatography. Several parameters affected the retention of analytes, involving concentration of the modifier in the mobile phase, its alkyl chain length and mobile phase composition. Stationary phases modified with a reagent having longer alkyl chains achieved better column efficiency.