Chromatography Flashcards
-is a technique in which the components of a mixture are separated based on differences in the rates at which they are carried through a fixed or stationary phase by a gaseous or liquid mobile phase
Chromatography
Components of a mixture are carried through the stationary phase by the flow of a _______________, and separations are based on differences in ________________ among the mobile-phase components.
mobile phase
migration rates
-It is a phase that is fixed in place either in a column or on a planar surface
Stationary Phase
-It is the phase that moves over or through the stationary phase carrying with it the analyte mixture.
-It can be gas, liquid or a supercritical fluid
Mobile Phase
2 Classification of Chromatographic Methods
- Column Chromatography 2. Planar Chromatography
Type of chromatography
-Stationary phase is held in a narrow tube
-The mobile phase is forced through the tube under pressure or by gravity
Column Chromatography
2 types of Column Chromatography
- Gas Chromatography
- Liquid Chromatography
Type of Column Chromatography
-Used for the separation of steroids, barbiturates, blood alcohol and lipids
-If the molecule of interest is not volatile enough for direct injection, it is necessary to derivatized it into a more volatile form.
-Samples (urine or blood) are introduced into the GC column using a hypodermic syringe or an automated sampler.
-The specimens are vaporized and swept onto the column
-Useful for compounds that are naturally volatile or can be easily converted into a volatile form
-Flame ionization is used as a detector for GLC
-Elution order of volatiles is based on their boiling point
-Mobile Phase: Nitrogen, Helium, Hydrogen and Argon(inert gas)
Gas Chromatography
Column Chromatography
Two Types of Gas Chromatography
▪Gas Solid Chromatography
▪Gas Liquid Chromatography
Column Chromatography
Type of Gas Chromatography
-Measure differences in absorption at the solid phase surface
-the mobile phase is a gas, and the stationary phase is a solid that retains the analytes by physical adsorption
-permits the separation and determination of low-molecular-mass gases, such as air components, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides -has limited application because of semipermanent retention of active or polar molecules and severe tailing of elution peaks
▪Gas Solid Chromatography
Column Chromatography
Type of Gas Chromatography
-Separation occurs by differences in solute partitioning between the gaseous mobile phase and the liquid stationary phase
-the mobile phase is a gas, and the stationary phase is a liquid that is retained on the surface of an inert solid by adsorption or chemical bonding
-based on partitioning of the analyte between a gaseous mobile phase and a liquid phase immobilized on the surface of an inert solid packing or on the walls of capillary tubing
Gas Liquid Chromatography
4 Instruments for Gas – Liquid Chromatography
- Carrier Gas System
- Sample Injection System
- Column Configurations and Column Ovens
- Chromatographic Detectors
Instrument for Gas – Liquid Chromatography
-Mobile phase in gas chromatography
-Chemically inert -Helium is the most common mobile phase (argon, nitrogen, and hydrogen are also used)
-Pressure regulators, gauges, and flow meters are required to control the flow rate of the gas
-Flow rates in gas chromatography were regulated by controlling the gas pressure
Carrier Gas System
- is widely used to measure the desirable flow through the column.
-a soap film is formed in the path of the gas when a rubber bulb containing an aqueous solution of soap or detergent is squeezed -the time required for this film to move between two graduations on the burette is measured and converted to volumetric flow rate
Classical Soap Bubble
Instrument for Gas – Liquid Chromatography
-For high column efficiency, a suitably sized sample should be introduced as a “plug” of vapor.
-Slow injection or oversized samples cause band spreading and poor resolution.
-Calibrated microsyringes are used to inject liquid samples through a rubber or silicone diaphragm, or septum, into a heated sample port located at the head of the column.
-Sample port is usually kept at about 50oC greater than the boiling point of the least volatile component of the sample.
Sample Injection System
Instrument for Gas – Liquid Chromatography
Column Configuration and Column Ovens
Two Types of Columns
- Packed Columns (outdated)
- Capillary Columns (recently used)
-Chromatographic columns vary in length from less than __________ or more.
-They are constructed of __________,_____, fused silica, or Teflon.
2 m to 60 m
stainless steel, glass
-________ temperature is an important variable that must be controlled.
-________ is normally housed in a thermostat oven.
-Optimum ________ temperature depends on the boiling point of the sample and the degree of separation required
column
_____________________________ in gas chromatography is achieved by increasing the column temperature continuously or in steps during elution
TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMING
Chromatographic Detectors
- Adequate sensitivity
- Good Stability and Reproducibility
- A linear response to solute that extends over several orders of magnitude 4. A temperature range from room temperature to at least 400 oC
- Short response time that is independent of flow rate
- High Reliability and ease of use
- Similarity in response toward all solute
- Nondestructive of sample
Characteristics of an Ideal Detector