Abstract:
Polyfunctional silicon compounds of one of the following formula: in which N-PG is a nitrogen containing function group. Also, such compounds bound to substrates for use as chromatography packing.
Abstract:
A method of chromatographically separating ionic species in an aqueous electrolyte-containing eluent to form an effluent, suppressing the effluent, detecting the suppressed effluent and passing the detected effluent to a regenerant reservoir, thereby displacing the regenerant to flow to the suppressor, wherein the regenerant and effluent are of different chemical compositions.
Abstract:
Selected polyvalent anions or cations are removed from a liquid sample stream as a pretreatment for the analysis of the liquid sample stream. A stream containing anions of interest, precipitable anions (e.g. sulfate ions) to be removed and an added displacing salt flow through a first cation exchange resin bed having precipitable exchangeable polyvalent ions (e.g. barium ions). Displacing polyvalent cation (e.g. calcium) displaces the exchangeable polyvalent ion from the cation exchange resin into the liquid sample at sufficient concentration to cause the precipitable anion and exchangeable cation to form a precipitate which remains in the resin bed and is thus is removed from the sample stream. Then the anions of interest in the soluble portion of the liquid sample stream are separated and detected. The invention is also applicable to the removal of precipitable cations (e.g. barium ions) by reversing the roles of the anions and cations.
Abstract:
An ion exchange composition formed of insoluble synthetic resin support particles with ion exchange sites at their exposed surfaces, and fine synthetic resin layering particles with ion exchange sites on their exposed surfaces, which attract the ion exchange sites of the support particles so that the layering particles are irreversibly attached as a monolayer to the support particles. The layering particles have a median diameter ranging from 0.002 to 0.09 microns, while the ratio of median diameters of the support particles to layering particles range from 100 to 1, and 5000 to 1. The composition is packed into a column and is used for separation of ions in liquid ion exchange chromatography.
Abstract:
Ion chromatography apparatus including (a) a chromatographic column, (b) a source of an aqueous eluent liquid stream, (c) a detector, (d) a recycle line between the detector and the chromatographic column, and (e) a purifying device disposed along the recycle line including ion exchange removal medium. Also, such apparatus with an electrolytic purifying device disposed along the recycle line. Also, methods of using such apparatus.
Abstract:
The current invention provides compositions, which are useful as stationary phases for a variety of chromatographic applications, such as high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and solid-phase extraction (SPE). The compositions provide both strong aromatic and hydrophobic interactions with components of a sample. Moreover, the invention provides compositions of new silanes, their immobilization on a solid substrate, such as silica, to form new stationary phases.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a new design for high capacity stationary phases for dianion selective ion chromatography. The stationary phases include one or more layers which are products of condensation polymerization. Multiple components are of use in forming the first polymer layer and the condensation polymer structure, thereby providing a stationary phase that can be engineered to have a desired property such as ion capacity, ion selectivity, and the like. Exemplary condensation polymers are formed by the reaction of at least one polyfunctional compound with at least one compound of complimentary reactivity, e.g., a nucleophilic polyfunctional compound reacting with an electrophilic compound.
Abstract:
A method for pretreating and extracting a liquid sample by sorbing an aqueous liquid sample, including an organic analyte and an acid or a base, in a solid sorbent material, and at least partially neutralizing the acid or base by reaction with neutralizing ions retained on a support surface, and contacting the liquid sample-sorbed sorbent material at elevated temperature and pressure with an organic solvent to extract the analyte into said solvent, preferably in a vessel having an extraction chamber with a zirconium metal interior surface.
Abstract:
A detection cell for a chromatography system includes a cell body having an inlet, an outlet, and a counter electrode, a working electrode, a sample flow passageway extending between the inlet and the outlet and in fluid contact with the counter and working electrodes, and a palladium/noble metal reference electrode system. A method of using the detection cell is also described.
Abstract:
An ion chromatography housing for easy insertion and removal of a plurality of component cartridges is disclosed. Various components of the IC system are provided in the separate component cartridges. The IC housing includes a capillary separation column and may be connected to conventional-scale components of an IC system. A plurality of IC housings may be provided in a compartment with one or more separation columns. The columns may be capillary columns or conventional-scale columns. A method of using the ion chromatography system is also disclosed. The IC system may be utilized to perform two-dimensional ion chromatographic separation.