Seperation & GCS Flashcards
What is analytical separation?
Operation (process) in which a mixture is divided into at-least 2 components with different compositions OR 2 molecules with the same chemical structure but with different stereochemical structure
What are the two types if analytical separation?
Chemical and Physical
What is chemical separation based on?
Based on the differences in chemical reactivity
What is physical separation based on?
Based on differences in physical properties
What does the partition coefficient (k) represent?
The degree of separation
What does Q represent in separations?
The remaining fraction of solute in the water equilibrium
What type of separation process is extraction?
Equilibrium separation process
List the different equilibrium separation processes
- Precipitation
- Fractional crystallization
- Fractional distillation
- Extraction
What is Chromatography?
A physical method of separation in which components to be separated are distributed between two phases
What are the phases in chrmatography?
- mobile phase
2. stationary phase
Explain the difference between the mobile phase and the stationary phase in chromatography
The stationary phase does not move whereas the mobile phase moves through the stationary phase
List all of the chromatograph components in order of flow
- mobile phase supple reservoir
- mobile phase delivery system
- sample injection system
- column packed with stationary phase
- detection system
- mobile phase waste reservoir
What is the mobile phase supply reservoir in GCS vs. HPLC?
It is an inert carrier in GCS and liquid in HPLC
What is the mobile phase delivery system in GCS vs. HPLC?
High or low pressure liquid pump in HPLC and pressurized gas tank in GCS
What is the detection system in a chromatograph dependent on?
Dependent on the nature of samples
List the types of retention by sorption
- Adsorption [SiO2 (silica) stationary phase]
2. Partition [GC with liquid stationary phase]
What occurs in adsorption [SiO2 (silica) stationary phase]?
Adsorption of solutes occurs at the interface (where mobile and stationary phase meet) between the phases
What occurs in partition [GC with liquid stationary phase]?
Sample components partition between the mobile phase and the supported liquid layer (stationary phase)
What is a type of retention by exclusion and what are the two different analytical techniques that it can be performed with?
Size exclusion (gel filtration or gel permeation)
Which solutes show less retention in retention by exclusion (aka size exclusion)?
Larger sized solutes show less retention than smaller
How is retention by exclusion driven?
It is entropically driven
What does Delta H equal in retention by exclusion?
It equal 0
How does retention by ion-exchange occur?
The advancing front of stronger acid B+ exchanges with weaker acid A+ pre-equilibrated with the basic resin
What is the stationary phase in retention by ion-exchange?
it is a sulfonated resin
What is the stationary phase in retention by exclusion?
it is porous
What is the stationary phase in partition retention by sorption?
GC with liquid stationary phase
What is the stationary phase in adsorption retention by sorption?
Silica
What are the three different methods of retention by affinity?
- A change of buffer composition elutes the bound substance w/o harming it or the ligand
- Extremes of pH or high [chaotropic agent] are required for elution, but may cause permanent or temporary damage
- Specific elution by addition of a substance that competes for binding
What is the benefit of retention by affinity using specific elution by addition of a substance that competes for binding?
it can enhance the specificity of media that use group-specific ligands
What are the two types of mass transport in an equilibrium separation process?
- Extraction
2. Chromatography
In separation, if the chemical reaction produces a negative delta G is the reaction spontaneous or not spontaneous?
it is spontaneous when delta G is negative
What happens if delta G is positive or 0 in a chemical reaction in separation?
There is no reaction
When will you see no partition of distribution of solute between two phases?
When delta G is positive or 0
When will partition of distribution of a solute be spontaneous?
When delta G is negeative
If k >1 what will delta G be and what does this mean?
delta G will be negative and the distribution between the phases will be spontaneous
if k=1 what will delta G be and what does this mean?
Delta G will equal 0 and no further separation will occur as the system is at equilibrium
if k<1 what will delta G be and what does this mean?
delta G will be positive and the separation will not proceed as it is not thermodynamically favorable
What is delta S?
the entropy of separation
What is delta H?
the enthalpy of separation
Why does adsorption of solutes occur at the interface between the phases?
Due to specific interactions between the solutes and stationary phase which produces a non-zero delta H due to dipole-dipole interactions and hydrogen bonding
What is enthalpy in regards to separation?
it is the change in numbers of micro-states
In regards to enthalpy in separation, why is delta H greater than delta S?
Because decreasing entropy takes energy giving off a larger magnitude of delta H ( bigger magnitude = more negative)
When is delta H negative in separation?
When the solute is retained
What is the sign of delta S when the solute is retained and why?
Positive because you lose entropy
When is the separation enthalpically driven?
When delta G is negative
When is separation entropically driven?
when delta H is equal to 0
What is void time?
solutes in enthalpically driven separation that don’t interact with the stationary phase elute at the void time
How is efficiency reached in separations?
by decreasing plate height to maximizing plate count (N)
What is mass transfer?
crossing at the interface
What is efficiency dependent on?
retention time and column length
What does a theoretical plate represent?
the amount of times equilibrium is met
Why do you need to run separation at relatively slow rates?
To keep equilibrium at each plate
Is the rate of mass transport or mass transfer greater at equilibrium along the column?
The rate of mass transfer is greater than mass transport
What is band width dependent on?
mass transport
What is “A” in the van deemter equation
It is a constant that is offset of the Y-axis
What is “Cu (mu)” in the van deemter equation?
it is a linear function
what is mu in the van deemter equation?
The velocity of the mobile phase (aka flow rate)
What is “H” in the van deemter equation?
it is the plate height
What is the A term in the van deemter equation?
it is flow rate independent and due to different paths taken by the solute moving down the column (eddy diffusion)
What is Eddy Diffusion?
Different paths taken by the solute moving down the column
What is the B term in the van deemter equation?
It is flow rate dependent and relates to “longitudinal diffusion” along column length
What is the C term in the van deemter equation?
Relates to the rate of mass transfer
Which van deemter equation term is most complex?
The C term
Which van deemter equation term is called the “non-equilibrium” contribution to H?
The C term
What is a resolution an indicator of?
It is an indicator of separation
What is “df” in GCS?
the dimension of the film
What is the most common liquid stationary phase used in GCS?
Open tubular (WCOT)
What types of gas are used in GCS?
He, N2, & Ar
What is tR?
retention time
how is retention time and boiling point of an analyte related?
Retention time increases as the BP of an analyte increases
What exerts a strong influence on tR in GCS?
The polarity of the stationary phase
What is the operation principle for retention in GC based on?
Polarity, “like dissolves like”
What are four stationary phases used in GCS?
- Diphenyl/dimethyl polysiloxanes
- Cyanopropyl/phenyl/dimethyl polysiloxanes
- Carbowax (polyethlene glycol)
- Biscyanopropyl/cyanophenyl
What is the polarity for the corresponding GCS stationary phase?
- Diphenyl/dimethyl polysiloxanes
- Cyanopropyl/phenyl/dimethyl polysiloxanes
- Carbowax (polyethlene glycol)
- Biscyanopropyl/cyanophenyl
- NP
- intermediate polarity
- strongly polar
- strongly polar
True or False: As the particle size (dp) decreases, the efficiency of a GC separation which employs a wall-coated open tubular column (WCOT) decreases
False
True or False: When a separation is entropically-driven,
ΔG = -T∆S.
True
Name two of the “Big Three of Chromatography”
Retention, efficiency, & resolution
True or False: As the particle size (dp) increases, the efficiency of a GC separation which employs a packed column decreases.
True
True or False: When a separation is entropically-driven, ΔH ≠ 0.
False