The separation and purification of various elements by ion exchange chromatography takes advantage of the variation of the electrostatic bond energies of ions in solution. Thus, the two main controlling factors in ion exchange chromatography are the ionic charge (z) and the ionic radius (r). These two are combined in the ionic potential – z/r – that can be used to compare relative electrostatic...

Due to the increased sensitivity of instrumentation, analytical detection limits can now reach ng/L (ppt) levels on a routine basis, and even pg/L (ppq) levels under certain conditions. Confidence in the data recorded for these trace analyses relies on the control of several conditions and parameters. Besides the technical performance of instruments, careful sample handling and reagent purity a...

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A novel counter-ion, N-methylimipramine, was synthesized and utilized in the separation of inositol phosphates by ion-pair chromatography. The structural identity of the counter-ion was documented by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. This counter-ion was capable of resolving inositol phosphates isocratically by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Solvent polarity and i...

INTRODUCTION Mobile-phase ion chromatography (MPIC) is a technique that combines ion-pair chromatography with suppressed conductivity detection. Ion-pair chromatography is commonly used in combination with UV detection, in which case it is referred to as reversedphase ion-pair chromatography (RPIPC). MPIC has the advantage of using conductivity detection, which serves as a universal detection m...

tIt "i,\ 1he:;l:. ; .v This honors thesis is the result of a research project I have worked on since May 1993 and finished in April of 1994 under the direction of Dr. John R. Pichtel, as an undergraduate fellow. The purpose of the research was to develop a new analytical technique for cyanide determination in soils and wastes utilizing ion chromatography. Ion chromatography was evaluated for it...