Influence of the modification conditions of alkyl bonded ligands on the characteristics of reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Guiochon

2000

ANAL. SCI.

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Molecular imprinting is a most attractive method of preparation of dedicated stationary phases for chromatography. Its use for enantioseparations is attracting considerable interest. 1,2 Imprinted materials can provide a very high selectivity for the objective compound, i.e., the imprinted molecule. [1][2][3][4][5] Although analytical applications are rapidly developing, the situation on the preparative front is less rosy. 1 Columns packed with imprinted stationary phases exhibit a poor efficiency and elution peaks are often unsymmetrical, especially for the more retained enantiomer. Sellergren et al. 1,2 suggested that the nonlinear behavior of the adsorption isotherm was the main cause of the broad and unsymmetrical bands observed for L-phenylalanine anilide (PA) on an L-PA imprinted chiral stationary phase. Although the possibility of a slow mass transfer kinetics was also pointed out, no detailed study supported this assumption. Yet, information on the mass transfer characteristics of imprinted stationary phases is necessary to clarify strategies for the improvement of these materials.Most kinetic studies in chromatography assume that four mass transfer processes are involved in a column, (1) axial dispersion, (2) fluid-to-particle mass transfer, (3) intraparticle diffusion, and (4) adsorption/desorption. 6 The contributions of these four processes to peak spreading are evaluated separately. Axial dispersion and the fluid-to-particle mass transfer resistance are inherent to flow processes through packed beds. They are well understood, relatively easy to control, and their contributions are often small. By contrast, intraparticle diffusion and adsorption/desorption give often larger contributions to the mass transfer resistance in the column. Their properties are intrinsic to each packing material and they are still often poorly understood. In order to evaluate the actual performance of packing materials, the characteristics of the mass transfer kinetics inside stationary phase particles must be clarified.Sajonz et al. 7 measured the adsorption equilibrium isotherm and the mass transfer kinetics of L-and D-PA on a polymeric stationary phase imprinted with L-PA, using a staircase frontal analysis method. The isotherm was well represented by either the Bi-Langmuir or the Freundlich models, but not by the simple Langmuir isotherm. The equilibrium data suggested that the distribution of the adsorption energy on the surface of the imprinted stationary phase is heterogeneous and showed that this phase has a high selectivity for the imprinted L-enantiomer. The lumped mass transfer rate coefficient (km,L) was calculated from each single breakthrough curve by applying the transport model of chromatography. 6 The values of km,L increased with increasing concentration of the enantiomers. The extent of the positive concentration dependence of km,L was larger for L-PA than for D-PA. It is expected that a more detailed analysis of the overall mass transfer rate parameter, km,L, could provide new, useful information and all...

Section: Explanation Of the Positive Concentration Dependence Of Kmlsupporting

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Section: Derivation Of An Estimate Of Dssupporting

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Section: Derivation Of An Estimate Of Dsmentioning

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Section: Derivation Of An Estimate Of Dsmentioning

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Kinetic Study of the Concentration Dependence of the Mass Transfer Rate Coefficient in Enantiomeric Separation on a Polymeric Imprinted Stationary Phase

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2000

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Measurement of the parameters of the mass transfer kinetics in high performance liquid chromatography

J of Separation Science

Guiochon²

2003

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148

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Fundamental studies of the mass transfer kinetics are as essential as those of the retention equilibrium for a detailed understanding of the characteristics and the mechanisms of chromatographic separations. The acquisition of a large amount of reliable experimental data and of meaningful results is necessary for any further progress of our knowledge of kinetics. The main goal of this review is to provide information on the methods used to perform accurate measurements and on the data analysis procedures used for deriving the kinetic parameters characterizing mass transfer in HPLC. First, the general characteristics of several methods of determination of some kinetic parameters are briefly reviewed. Secondly, we give detailed explanations of the experimental conditions of the pulse on a plateau method (i.e., elution chromatography on a plateau of finite concentration or pulse response method) and of the data analysis procedures based on moment analysis. Thirdly, we explain some important requirements for the acquisition of appropriate experimental data and discuss corrections to be applied when deriving several kinetic parameters. Fourthly, we discuss the accuracy of the kinetic parameters derived from the pulse on a plateau method and from moment analysis. Finally, some results concerning the mass transfer kinetics in RPLC systems are demonstrated as examples.

Characterization of monolithic columns for HPLC

J of Separation Science

Guiochon²

2004

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107

Monolithic stationary phases and columns have rapidly become highly popular separation media for liquid chromatography, in spite of their recent discovery. However, their most important features have not yet been completely clarified. A complete understanding of their performance and of their intrinsic characteristics will require the systematic acquisition of many series of reliable experimental data and their consistent analysis from different points of view. Progress in their design and production requires now that the chromatographic behavior of monolithic columns be studied in close connection with their physico-chemical and structural properties. The main goal of this review is to summarize fundamental information on some physico-chemical and chromatographic characteristics of monolithic stationary phases and columns for RPLC. The material reviewed deals only with silica-based monolithic columns. First, structural information on the porosities and the size of the pores in monolithic columns is reported. Second, results of chromatographic studies that deal with the characterization of monolithic columns are summarized. Third, results of detailed studies made on the adsorption equilibrium and the surface heterogeneity of monolithic stationary phases are presented. Finally, results on the mass transfer kinetics in monolithic columns derived from the applications of the classical random-walk model and of the moment theory to a new model of the monolith are discussed.