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5.1 Practical notes on ion chromatography
790 Personal IC
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5.1.3 Eluents
Treatment
For the preparation of the eluents, only chemicals of a purity degree of
at least "
p.a.
" should be used. For diluting, please use only
high purity
water
.
Fresh eluents should always be
microfiltered
(0.45
µ
m filter) and
de-
gassed
(with N
2
, He or vacuum). For alkaline eluents and eluents with
low buffering capacity one should preferably use a
CO
2
absorber
.
The supply vessel containing the eluent must be closed as tightly as
possible to avoid excessive evaporation. This is primarily important with
eluents containing organic solvents (e.g. acetone), the evaporation of
which can lead to drifts in the long term. If work is performed in a very
sensitive range, even if one drop of condensate falls back in the eluent
this can cause a noticeable change in the background conductivity.
Influence of various parameters on anion columns
Concentration:
An increase in the concentration usually leads
to shorter retention times and quicker separa-
tion, but also to a higher background conduc-
tivity.
pH:
pH alterations lead to shifts in the dissociation
equilibrium and thus to changes in the reten-
tion times.
Organic modifiers:
Addition of an organic solvent (e.g. methanol,
acetone, acetonitrile) to aqueous eluents ge-
nerally accelerates lipophilic ions.
Eluent change
When the eluent is changed, it must be ensured that
no precipitates
can be formed. Solutions used in direct succession must therefore be
miscible. If the system has to be rinsed with an organic solution, several
solvents with increasing or decreasing lipophilic character may possibly
have to be used (e.g. water
acetone
chloroform).
5.1.4 Peristaltic pump
The 6.1826.060 pump tubings used by the peristaltic pump are con-
sumable material with a limited lifetime and should be exchanged at
regular intervals (approx. every 4 weeks under continuous use; see
section 5.2.10
).
The working life of pump tubing depends to a considerable extent on
the contact pressure. This is why the contact pressure must be cor-
rectly set as described in
section 2.9.2
. If the pump is to remain
switched off for a lengthy period of time the tubing cartridges
40
4040
40
should
be raised completely by loosening the snap-action lever
43
4343
43
on the
right-hand side (the set contact pressure remains unchanged).
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