Determination of chloride and sulfate in semiconductor-grade etchants comprised of acetic acid,nitric acid and phosphoric acid

The variable-capacity Dionex Cryptand A1 column was used for the determination of low-ppm levels of chloride and sulfate in etchants comprised of acetic acid, nitric acid and phosphoric acid. All possible ratios of the three acids could be analyzed for chloride and sulfate, if the samples were first diluted 1:100. However, a suitable eluent program was found to be needed for each mixture. A proprietary formulation was chosen to undergo this suitability determination. The resulting gradient was 10 mM KOH with a step to 30 mM NaOH at 15 min, flow-rate=0.5 ml/min; column temperature=29 degrees C; sample loop=7.5 microl. Under these conditions, a low-ppm calibration study (using the proprietary mix as the matrix) was performed and the associated prediction intervals were determined. At 50 ppm (in the original etchant), the +/- prediction interval was +/- 7 ppm for chloride and +/- 20 ppm for sulfate, both at the 95% confidence level. This step gradient was found to be a good starting place for separating the five components in all other ratios of these three acids.     

离子色谱双柱法测定硝酸中痕量氯离子

采用离子色谱双柱串联法分离硝酸样品,以离子色谱电导检测法测定硝酸滤液中的痕量氯离子。氯离子浓度在0.01~0.30 mg/L范围内与色谱峰面积成线性关系,对硝酸样品进行测定,氯离子的加标回收率为96.5%~99.0%,测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.84%~2.83%(n=5)。     

Trace Anion Determination in Concentrated Nitric Acid by Means of Two Coupled Ion Chromatography Systems

The analysis of trace anions in concentrated nitric acid requires two online coupled ion chromatography systems for the required selectivity. The first system acts as preseparator of the trace anions from the matrix compounds. The trace anions are preconcentrated by means of a heart-cut valve and a concentrator column. The second system acts as detection device and allows sensitive determination of chloride, sulfate and phosphate.Several commercial columns were tested for usefulness in system no. 1. Eventually the anion exchanger for the first system was developed in-house so as to obtain a maximum selectivity difference between the analytes and the matrix anions. The column accepts a total amount of 22µmol nitric acid per run without losing the resolution between analytes and matrix.The second system utilizes a high performance anion exchanger for quantification of the analytes. Recoveries found are 80% to 100% for phosphate and around 100% for sulfate and chloride. Detection limits for chloride, sulfate and phosphate in concentrated nitric acid (69% w/w) are 0.1, 1 and 5mgL^–1, respectively.     

Coupled ion chromatography for the determination of chloride, phosphate and sulphate in concentrated nitric acid

A coupled ion chromatography (IC) system was used for the determination of chloride, sulphate and phosphate in high-purity nitric acid. Such a high ionic strength matrix causes a selectivity problem in single IC systems. The first part of the system is used for a pre-separation of the analytes from the nitrate matrix. A specially designed high-capacity anion exchanger with low retention for the analytes and high retention for nitrate was developed. The eluent stream containing the analytes was transferred to the second part of the system via a heart-cut valve and a pre-concentration column. The second system utilizes a high performance anion exchanger and is used to quantify the analytes. Recoveries of the analytes are 80-100% for phosphate, and around 100% for sulphate and chloride. Detection limits for chloride, sulphate and phosphate in concentrated nitric acid (69% w/w) are 0.1, 1 and 5 mg/l, respectively.     

Chloride analysis in magnesium metal using ion chromatography with conductometric detection

A simple, rapid and accurate method for the determination of chloride in magnesium metal has been developed. The quantitative determination of chloride was accomplished by anion exchange chromatography with conductometric determination. A Metrosep Anion Dual 2 analytical column connected in series with a Metrosep RP guard column was used for chloride separation. A solution containing a mixture of 1.3 mM Na2CO3 and 2 mM NaHCO3 was used as eluent. The method requires a sample dissolution using nitric acid. The limit of detection for the determination of chloride is 50 mg kg(-1) and the relative standard deviation was 5% for the overall method. The recovery of chloride added was 99-102%. No interference was observed from either the closely eluting "system peak" or the nitrate peak in the determination of chloride.     

Cationic cryptand complexes of tin(II)

A series of cationic cryptand complexes of tin(II), [Cryptand[2.2.2]SnX][SnX(3)] (10, X = Cl; 11, X = Br; 12, X = I) and [Cryptand[2.2.2]Sn][OTf](2) (13), were synthesized by the addition of cryptand[2.2.2] to a solution of either tin(II) chloride, iodide, or trifluoromethanesulfonate. The complexes could also be synthesized by the addition of the appropriate trimethylsilyl halide (or pseudohalide) reagent to a solution of tin(II) chloride and cryptand[2.2.2]. The complexes were characterized using a variety of techniques including NMR, Raman, and temperature-dependent M?ssbauer spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and X-ray diffraction.     

Challenges encountered in extending the sensitivity of US Environmental Protection Agency Method 314.0 for perchlorate in drinking water

Concerns about the potential adverse health effects of perchlorate at concentrations below the minimum reporting level (MRL) of US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 314.0 (generally recognized as 4.0 microg/l) have led to an interest in increasing the sensitivity of the method. This work describes the use of 2 mm columns with a large-loop direct injection method, a column concentration technique and this concentration technique with a background reduction step, to increase the sensitivity for the analysis of trace levels of perchlorate in high ionic strength matrices. The concentrator columns studied were the Dionex TAC LP-1 and a new Dionex high capacity Cryptand concentrator column. The use of a surrogate to monitor trapping efficiency for the concentration technique and the use of confirmational columns to minimize the potential for false positives are also discussed. The large-loop direct injection method and the column concentration methods provided acceptable data when the samples were pre-treated with solid phase pretreatment cartridges. The background reduction technique did not provide acceptable data with either of the concentrator columns evaluated.     

反相毛细管整体柱的制备及其在多肽混合物分离中的应用

采用甲基丙烯酸月桂酯为基础功能单体,乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯为交联剂,正十二醇、1,4-丁二醇及二甲基亚砜为致孔剂,在内径为75 μm的石英毛细管内制备了具有良好机械性能及化学稳定性的反相毛细管整体柱。考察了致孔剂的种类、比例以及交联剂在单体混合物中的比例对柱压和分离效果的影响;以单体15%、交联剂15%、致孔剂70%(均为质量分数)作为优化配方,在70 ℃条件下反应24 h;并对所合成的毛细管整体柱进行了电镜表征,测试了流速、柱长与柱压的关系。结果表明,毛细管整体柱的通透性良好,可通过延长柱长的方法提高分离效果。将所制备的毛细管整体柱装于纳升级高效液相色谱仪上进行牛血清白蛋白及血浆样本的胰蛋白酶酶切液的分离,获得了比较理想的分离效果。     

高效液相色谱法测定消毒湿巾中苯扎氯铵的含量

提出了高效液相色谱法测定消毒湿巾中苯扎氯铵含量的方法。样品经流动相超声提取,以Eclipse XDB-C18色谱柱(150 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)为分离柱,以乙腈-70 mmol.L-1乙酸铵(含1%三乙胺,冰乙酸调pH至5.0)按体积比70比30混合液为流动相,用二极管阵列检测器于波长262 nm处测定。苯扎氯铵的质量浓度在100～500 mg.L-1范围内与其峰面积呈线性关系,检出限(3S/N)为10.2mg.L-1。应用此法测定消毒湿巾中苯扎氯铵,回收率在95.3%～97.8%之间,相对标准偏差(n=5)在2.5%～4.0%之间。     

阀切换-离子色谱法测定分析纯硫酸钠中痕量氯离子

建立了阀切换-离子色谱法测定分析纯硫酸钠固体中痕量氯离子含量的方法。ICS-2100离子色谱系统,配置十通阀,用IonPac AS18色谱柱将硫酸钠固体样品中的氯离子和硫酸根离子预分离后,以IonPac TAC-ULP1为富集柱,将氯离子富集后在相同的IonPac AS18色谱柱上进行定量分析。同时以淋洗液发生器产生的不同浓度的KOH作为淋洗液,以抑制型电导检测器测定氯离子的含量。结果表明,阀切换-离子色谱法测定分析纯硫酸钠固体中的痕量氯离子,检出限为10 μg/L,线性相关系数(r2)大于0.999,实际样品的加标回收率为98.0%～103.0%,具有分离度和灵敏度高,选择性好,操作简单等特点。该方法能够准确测定硫酸钠固体中痕量氯离子的含量,适用于高纯化学试剂中痕量氯离子的分离测定。     

二维液相色谱接口的改进及其在蛋白质组学研究中的应用

随着蛋白质组学、本草物质组学等组学概念的提出,所需分析的样品的成分越来越复杂,因此具有强大分离能力的多维液相色谱技术受到人们越来越多的关注。二维液相色谱中第二维的分离性能和速度是整个分离系统性能的关键。基于捕集柱模式,我们采用经特殊设计的流路系统,使得双捕集柱型接口具有预分离的功能。样品从第一维流出以后被富集在捕集柱1的柱头,经过脱盐后,正冲捕集柱,捕集柱1与第二维色谱柱联用对富集的样品进行分离,增加了第二维分离效率。当捕集柱上的样品全部被洗脱到第二维色谱柱上时,捕集柱2已经完成对第一维洗脱液中样品的捕集和脱盐,此时将阀进行切换,捕集柱2与第二维色谱柱直接相连进行洗脱。循环切换捕集柱1和捕集柱2,维持较高的阀切换频率,实现了第二维色谱柱的连续洗脱。因此保证了第二维分离具有较快速度,同时具有较高的分离效率。使用35 mm长捕集柱和十通阀为接口,以弱阴离子交换(WAX)色谱为第一维分离模式,以反相(RP)色谱为第二维分离模式,构建了WAX-RP二维液相色谱系统(2D-LC system)。以小鼠血清为样品对系统进行了初步评价。色谱流出曲线出现了明显的界面现象,这是由于捕集柱流动相中含有的较多盐分流出时的背景吸收造成的。同时,由于界面两侧的流动相黏度不同产生了黏性指进(VF)现象。当第二维色谱柱长度为50 mm时,理论上可将第二维分离效能提高70%。该接口可以应用于多种二维液相色谱模式,适用于蛋白质组学和本草物质组学研究中对于复杂样品的分离分析。     

离子色谱法测定“地沟油”中钠离子和氯离子的含量及其比例关系

采用离子色谱法测定“地沟油”样品中钠离子和氯离子的含量,通过计算两者的比例关系确定样品中是否含有“地沟油”。使用去离子水提取“地沟油”样品中钠离子和氯离子。氯离子以20 nmol/L KOH溶液为淋洗液,AS19分离柱(250 mm×4 mm)分离,抑制器电流112 mA;钠离子以20 nmol/L甲基磺酸(MSA)为淋洗液,CS12分离柱(250 mm×4 mm)分离,抑制器电流59 mA;两者分离采用的其他相同色谱条件为: 柱温、检测器温度30 ℃,电导检测器检测,进样量25 μL,流量1 mL/min,峰面积定量。氯离子的检出限为0.005 mg/L,在0～5 mg/L范围内有良好的线性关系（r2=0.999988）;钠离子的检出限为0.001 mg/L,在0～5 mg/L范围内有良好的线性关系（r2=0.999926）。氯离子平均加标回收率为94.2%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.4%;钠离子平均加标回收率为92.5%, RSD为2.7%。经测定、计算,正常食用油中钠离子和氯离子的物质的量比约为1,而“地沟油”中钠离子与氯离子的物质的量比高于4。“地沟油”中钠离子和氯离子的含量及其比例关系可作为判断“地沟油”的重要依据。     

Packing and performance of microbore columns for adsorption and partition chromatography

Summary Microbore columns of 1 mm i.d. have turned out to be very suitable for the achievement of efficient columns.The packing procedure for stainless steel 1 mm i.d. columns from 5 to 100 cm in length was studied. Stationary phases used were: pure silica gel, octyl, octadecyl and amino bonded silicas. The main parameters (slurry composition, packing system, choice of materials) are discussed.Short columns packed with 3 or 5m particles allow high speed separations. A separation in 18 seconds is described.Very high plate numbers can be obtained with long columns. With 7–8m particles, a 1 m column can produce 50,000 plates (h=3). Columns can be joined without loss of efficiency. 270 000 theoretical plates were obtained on a 6 m adsorption column with a test mixture. In reversed-phase chromatography, bile acid sodium salts can be separated on a 1 m column. In adsorption chromatography, details are given of the separation of a polystyrene oligomer sample, as well as a light and a heavy petroleum distillate samples on a 2 m column with refractive index detection in the last-case.     

Macroporous monolithic poly(4‐vinylbenzyl chloride) columns for organic synthesis facilitation by in situ polymerization of high internal phase emulsions

PolyHIPE materials are produced by polymerizing the continuous phase of emulsions where the internal phase volume fraction is higher than 74%. Columns of flow‐through supports for immobilized scavengers and reagents were prepared by polymerizing the continuous phase of high internal phase emulsions containing 4‐vinylbenzyl chloride and divinylbenzene. Emulsions were placed in containers and polymerized in situ. Highly porous (80% pore volume) monolithic columns with chloromethyl functionalities and crosslinked with divinylbenzene (6% or 40%) were obtained and functionalized by a flow‐through method, immobilizing tris(2‐aminoethyl)amine, diethanolamine, and 4‐bromophenylboronic acid. Columns with immobilized tris(2‐aminoethyl)amine were applied for the effective removal of acid chlorides from the solution pumped through the column. Flow properties (back pressure versus flow rate) were characterized for dichloromethane, N,N‐dimethylformamide and acetonitrile. High effectiveness of columns were demonstrated by an over 90% of acid chloride removal from the solution after a single pass‐flow of the solution through the column. The morphology of the column material was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and showed no damage of the material after the flow‐through utilization. Good permeative properties of the interconnected porous structure make polyHIPE columns good candidates for supports for reagents and catalysts. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 6726–6734, 2009     

Chemical analysis of manganese nodules : Part II. Determination of uranium and thorium after anion-exchange separation

A method is described for the determination of uranium and thorium in manganese nodules. After dissolution of the sample in a mixture of perchloric and hydrofluoric acids, uranium is adsorbed on the strongly basic anion-exchange resin Dowex 1 (chloride form) from 6 M hydrochloric acid. The effluent is evaporated and the residue is taken up in 7 M nitric acid—0.25 M oxalic acid; thorium is then isolated quantitatively by anion-exchange on Dowex 1 (nitrate form). Thorium is eluted with 6 M hydrochloric acid and determined spectrophotometrically by the arsenazo III method. Uranium is eluted from the resin in the chloride form with 1 M hydrochloric acid and then separated from iron, molybdenum and other co-eluted elements on a column of Dowex 1 (chloride form); the medium consists of 50% (v/v) tetrahydrofuran, 40% (v/v) methyl glycol and 10% (vv) 6 M hydrochloric acid. After removal of iron and molybdenum by washing the resin with a mixture of the same composition and with pure aqueous 1 M hydrochloric acid, the adsorbed uranium is eluted with 1 M hydrochloric acid and determined by fluorimetry. The method was used successfully for the determination of ppm-quantities of uranium and thorium in 60 samples of manganese nodules from the Pacific Ocean.     

Development and application of immunoaffinity column chromatography for atrazine in complex sample media

A rabbit antibody immunoaffinity (IA) column procedure was evaluated as a cleanup method for the determination of atrazine in soil, sediment, and food. Four IA columns were prepared by immobilizing a polyclonal rabbit anti-atrazine antibody solution to HiTrap Sepharose columns. Atrazine was bound to the IA columns when the loading solvents were either 100% water, 2% acetonitrile in water, or 10% methanol in phosphate buffered saline (PBS). Quantitative removal of atrazine from the IA columns was achieved with elution solvents of either 70% ethanol in water, 70% methanol in water, or 100% methanol. One control column was prepared using nonspecific rabbit IgG antibody. This control column did not retain any applied atrazine indicating atrazine did not bind indiscriminately to protein or the Sepharose support. The four IA columns showed reproducible coupling efficiency for the immobilization of the atrazine antibody and consistent binding and releasing of atrazine. The coupling efficiency (4.25 mg of antibody in 1 mL of resin bed) for the four IA columns ranged from 93 to 97% with an average of 96 ± 2% (2.1%). Recoveries of the 500, 50, and 5 ng mL⁻¹ atrazine standard solutions from the four IA columns were 107 ± 7% (6.5%), 122 ± 14% (12%), and 114 ± 9% (8.0%) respectively, based on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) data. The maximum loading was approximately 700 ng of atrazine for each IA column (∼0.16 μg of atrazine per mg of antibody). The IA columns could withstand 100% methanol as the elution solvent and could be reused more than 50 times with no change in performance. The IA columns were challenged with soil, sediment, and duplicate-diet food samples and effectively removed interferences from these various matrices for subsequent gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) or ELISA analysis. The log-transformed ELISA and GC/MS data were significantly correlated for soil, sediment and food samples although the ELISA values were slightly higher than those obtained by GC/MS. The IA column cleanup procedure coupled with ELISA analysis could be used as an alternative effective analytical method for the determination of atrazine in complex sample media such as soil, sediment, and food samples.     

Analysis of proanthocyanidins by high-performance gel permeation chromatography

A high-performance gel permeation chromatography method was developed for the analysis of proanthocyanidins. The isocratic method consisted of two porous polystyrene-divinylbenzene columns (300 x 7.5 mm each, 5 microm, 100 and 500 A individual pore size) and a mobile phase consisting of N,N-dimethylformamide containing 1% (v/v) acetic acid, 5% (v/v) water and 0.15 M lithium chloride. The flow-rate was maintained at 1 ml/min, with a column temperature of 60 degrees C and with detection at 280 nm. The method was used to analyze proanthocyanidin fractions of increasing molecular mass and from different plant tissues. The average molecular mass of proanthocyanidin fractions as determined by acid catalysis in the presence of phloroglucinol, related well with their gel permeation chromatography column retention, yet significant differences in the retention properties between individual plant tissue isolates existed. Proanthocyanidin compositional differences between isolates may explain these differences. A second-order calibration curve was generated from fractionated grape seed proanthocyanidins and this curve was used to analyze grape seed proanthocyanidins isolated from grapes harvested at extremes of maturity.     

Life-time studies with capillary electrochromatography columns operated under different conditions

A test system has been established to permit the monitoring of the life-time performance of several reversed- phase capillary electrochromatography (CEC) columns. The retention factors, k(cec), peak symmetry coefficients, lambda(sym), and column efficiencies, N, of three neutral n-alkylbenzene analytes, namely ethyl-, n-butyl- and n-pentylbenzenes, were determined for Hypersil 3 microm n-octylsilica and n-octadecylsilica packed into CEC capillary columns of 100 microm I.D., with a packed length of 250 mm, and a total length of 335 mm. The performances of these CEC capillary columns were examined for a variety of eluents with pH values ranging between pH 2.0 - 8.0, similar to those employed to study the retention behaviour of peptides that we have previously reported. The relative standard deviation (RSD) of the retention factors (k(cec) values) of these n-alkylbenzenes, acquired with an eluent of (25 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0,)-acetonitrile (1:4, v/v), when the CEC capillary columns were used for the first time (virgin values), were 4% (based on data acquired with 4 CEC capillary columns) for the n-octyl bonded silica capillary columns, and 6% (based on 8 columns) for n-octadecyl bonded silica capillary columns. The RSD values of the k(cec) values of the n-alkylbenzenes for one set of replicates (n=6) with one CEC capillary column was < 0.5%. The theoretical plate numbers, N, for the virgin CEC capillary columns were ca. 60,000, whilst the observed N values for all new CEC capillary columns were > or = 40,000 for n-octyl bonded silica capillary columns and > or = 50,000 for n-octadecyl bonded silica capillary columns. The peak symmetry coefficients, lambda(sym), of the n-alkylbenzenes for virgin CEC capillary columns and for CEC capillary columns used for more than 1,000 injections were always in the range 0.95-1.05. The experimental results clearly document that the life-time performance of the CEC capillary columns depends on the eluent composition, as well as the nature of the analytes to which the CEC capillary columns are exposed.     

A new approach to live reaction monitoring using active flow technology in ultra‐high‐speed HPLC with mass spectral detection

A new type of chromatography column referred to as a parallel segmented flow (PSF) column enables ultra‐high‐speed high‐performance liquid chromatography‐MS to be undertaken. This occurs because the separation efficiency obtained on PSF columns has been shown in prior studies to be superior to conventional columns, and the flow stream is split radially inside the outlet end fitting of the column, rather than in an axial post‐column flow stream split. As a result, the flow through the column can be five times higher than the flow through the MS. In this work, the degradation of amino acids in dilute nitric acid was used to illustrate the process. Separations were obtained in less than 12 s, although the reinjection process was initiated 6 s after the previous injection. The degradation rate constant of tryptophan, in the presence of tyrosine and phenylalanine, was determined. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Reverse Phase Ion Pair High Performance Liquid Chromatography of Viral Tryptic Glycopeptides

Abstract

Tryptic glycopeptides from influenza A/WSN (H₀N₁) and mink cell focus (MCF)-inducing (MCF-247) murine leukemía virus were subjected to high performance liquid chromatography (hplc) for mapping purposes. Hydrophilic ion-pairing was accomplished using 0.1% phosphoric acid on C₁₈ μBondapack and LiChrosorb RP-18 ODS commercially available columns. The samples were eluted from the column with acetonitrile with sample recovery in the range of 70 to 80%. The advantages of hplc over the conventional techniques previously used are detailed.