Exam 2 Flashcards
What are the goals of separation?
100% recovery and 100% purity
What are the goals of separation in phase transfers?
To transfer the compound of interest (analyte) out of the sample matrix and transfer other compounds out of the sample, leaving the analyte.
Solvent-solvent extraction equation
Kd= [S]org/[S]aq
Kd: distribution constant
Kd= (1-q(n/Vorg))/(q(n/Vaq))
What is q?
Fraction of solute left in the aqueous phase.
What is 1-q?
Fraction of organic extracted.
Equation for q
q= Vaq/(Vaq+ KdVorg)
q= 1/(1+ Kd(Vorg/Vaq))
True or False: It is better to do many extractions with smaller volumes of organic solvent.
True
Fraction left in water phase equation
q^n= (Vaq/(Vaq+ KVorg))^n
log(q)= nlog(Vaq/(Vaq+KVorg))
In a solvent-solvent extraction, charged acid-base species, as compared to neutral species are…
More soluble in the aqueous phase than the organic phase.
pH effects in solvent-solvent separation
D=[org]/[aq]
D= [HA]org/([HA]aq+[A-]aq)
D=Kd[H+]/([H+]+Ka)=Kd alpha HA
What is the impact of the extraction of a weak acid into an organic solvent as the pH of the aqueous phase increases?
As the pH increases, the value of D decreases and the percentage of the weak acid left in the aqueous phase increases.
When trying to calculate the fraction of weak base in the form B, extracted from a buffered solution into an organic solvent, which formula for calculating the distribution coefficient would you use?
D= (Kd) alpha A-
alpha A- = alpha B
You are trying to develop an extraction scheme to separate a neutral, non-acid-base organic compound (N) from a weak acid (pKa=4.5). Both species are present in an aqueous solution. Do you add NaOH or HCl first before adding organic solvent?
NaOH
What would happen to a peak if the flow was stopped and the column was allowed to sit?
The peak would broaden and diminish in height.
What is absorption chromatography?
The solute molecules equilibrate between the mobile phase and stationary phase surface.
What is size exclusion chromatography?
The solute molecules penetrate voids in the stationary phase. The largest molecules elute from the column first.
What is ion-exchange chromatography?
The mobile phase ions are attracted to the stationary phase ions.
What is partition chromatography?
The equilibration of the solute between the mobile phase and the liquid film stationary phase.
What is affinity chromatography?
Specific groups are attached to the stationary phase to attract the solute.
What is a packed column?
A hollow tube filled with particles that are coated with stationary phase materials.
What is a linear flow rate?
The velocity of the solvent as it travels through the column.
What is retention time?
The elapsed time between sample injection and sample detection.
What is an eluent?
The fluid that enters the column.
What is a stationary phase?
A separation medium that is bonded to the surface of the particles packed in a column.
What is a mobile phase?
A gas or liquid solvent that carries that sample through the separation column.
What is an open tubular column?
A hollow capillary tube with inner walls that are coated with stationary phase material.
What is an eluate?
The fluid that exits the column.
What is volumetric flow rate?
The volume of solvent traveling through the column per unit of time.
What is adjusted retention time?
The time required by a retained solute to travel though the column beyond the time required by the unretained solvent.
What is a retention factor?
The amount of time that a sample spends in the stationary phase relative to the mobile phase.
What is retention volume?
The volume of mobile phase required to elute a solute from the column.
What is relative retention?
The ratio of adjusted retention times or retention factors of two solutes. Also called separation factor.
What is a partition coefficient?
The ratio of solute concentration in the mobile and stationary phases.
Relative retention formula
alpha= t’r2/t’r1= Kd2/Kd1= k2/k1
Retention factor formula
k= (tr-tm)/tm= ns/nm= CsVs/CmVm= Kd(Vs/Vm)
tr-tm: time solute spends in stationary
tm: time solute spends in mobile
ns: moles of stationary
nm: moles of mobile
Cs: concentration of stationary
Cm: concentration of mobile