Retention Behaviour (retention + behaviour)

Distribution by Scientific Domains


Selected Abstracts


CEC column behaviour of butyl and lauryl methacrylate monoliths prepared in non-aqueous media

ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 4 2009
Amparo Cantó-Mirapeix
Abstract Polymeric monolithic stationary phases for capillary electrochromatography were prepared using two bulk monomers, butyl methacrylate (BMA) and lauryl methacrylate (LMA), by in situ polymerization in non-aqueous media. The effect of 1,4-butanediol/1-propanol ratio on porous properties was investigated separately for each monomer, keeping the proportion of monomers to pore-forming solvents fixed at 40:60,wt:wt. Also, mixtures of BMA and LMA at different 1,4-butanediol/1-propanol ratios were studied for tailoring the morphological features of the monolithic columns. The chromatographic performance of the different columns was evaluated by means of van Deemter plots of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Mercury-intrusion porosimetry, SEM, and nitrogen-adsorption measurements were also performed in order to understand their retention behaviour and porous properties. A comparison of these features was also performed for monoliths made with one bulk monomer (BMA or LMA) and with mixtures of both. These mixed monoliths showed satisfactory efficiencies and analysis times compared with those made with one bulk monomer; thus, the BMA,LMA monoliths constitute an attractive alternative to manipulate the electrochromatographic properties of methacrylate beds in CEC. [source]


Linear retention indices in gas chromatographic analysis: a review

FLAVOUR AND FRAGRANCE JOURNAL, Issue 5 2008
Barbara d'Acampora Zellner
Abstract The main purpose of any chromatographic analysis is to resolve mixtures of compounds into less complex mixtures or ultimately into pure components. In addition to this function, the chromatographic system can provide retention data which serve as complementary information for the positive identification of resolved components. The need to express gas chromatographic retention data in a standardized system has long been recognized and retention index values presented to be a valuable parameter. Those values are mainly calculated by applying the equations proposed by Kováts, for isothermal analysis, and van den Dool and Kratz, for programmed gas chromatographic runs. In general, these indices denote the retention behaviour of the compounds of interest according to a uniform scale determined by a series of closely related standard substances. The use of retention indices in the flavour and fragrance field is well-documented, and they are widely applied for the comparison of results between laboratories, as well as to characterize stationary phases. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


Influence of the pore structure on the properties of silica based reversed phase packings for LC

JOURNAL OF SEPARATION SCIENCE, JSS, Issue 4 2005
Zoltan Szabó
Abstract This paper describes the preparation and investigation of new, highly loaded, monomeric, silica based, reversed phase C18 and C30 packings. The influence of pore structure and endcapping on the properties of C18 and C30 packings is described. Using hydrothermal procedures, silicas with predictable pore size (9.3,25.5 nm) and surface area have been prepared. Silylation with long chain silanes substantially alters the pore structure of the silica: pore size and pore volume decrease. A new parameter, the volumetric surface coverage [mm3×m,2] has been introduced. This parameter , calculated from on-column measured porosity data , indicates the pore volume portion occupied by the hydrocarbon chains. Endcapping does not significantly change the pore structure of the bonded phases. The reduced retentions (reduced with respect to unit area: [k/m2]) , a good measure for comparing the retention behaviour of packings with different surface areas , are similar for most of the phases, demonstrating good accessibility of the pores for the solutes. Slightly lower retentions were found on the endcapped than on the non-endcapped phases for probes with dense ,-electron system (e. g. polyaromatic hydrocarbons) demonstrating the contribution of silanophilic interactions to the retention. The phases had been successfully used for various demanding separations, e. g. for the separation of flavonoids, carotenoids, resveratrol, and tocopherol isomers, fullerenes, and anions. [source]


Application of functional group modified substrate in room-temperature phosphorescence, I,, -cyclodextrin modified paper substrate for enrichment and determination of fluorene and acenaphthene

LUMINESCENCE: THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL LUMINESCENCE, Issue 4-5 2005
Ruohua Zhu
Abstract A novel method for the determination of fluorene and acenaphthene on solid phase extraction,room-temperature phosphorescence (SPE,RTP) was studied. , -cyclodextrin (, -CD) was chemically bonded onto chromatography paper by reaction with epichorohydrin in an ultrasonic bath. The RTP signal of fluorene and acenaphthene included on the , -CD-modified paper was increased more than 10 times compared with non-modified filter paper, indicating the formation of the inclusion complex. The conditions for the of RTP of compounds were studied in detail. The linear ranges of fluorene and acenaphthene concentrations to the RTP intensity were over two orders of magnitude (8.0 × 10,7,4.0 × 10,5 mol/L for fluorene) with a correlation coefficient of 0.999. The concentration limits of detection for fluorene and acenaphthene were 1.11 × 10,8 mol/L and 3.8 × 10,7 mo/L, respectively. When the sampling volume was 10 µL, the absolute LODs for fluorene and acenaphthene were 18.4 pg/spot and 0.58 ng/spot, respectively. The modified filter paper was used for solid phase extraction (SPE) and the retention behaviour of fluorene and acenaphthene was examined. The enrichment efficiency of the analytes was higher than 100-fold. The SPE,RTP coupling technique was applied directly to the determination of fluorene and acenaphthnene in environmental water samples. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]