Course content:
HPLC Columns -
Differences between different C18 packings
Comparison between C8 and C18
When to use 5u, when to use 10u and when to use 3u
Type A and Type B silicas
Base deactivated silicas
Normal phase columns - Si, CN, DIOL, NH2
Ion Exchange columns - SAX, SCX, WAX, WCX
Effects of changing column length, and how to decide the best length to use.
Guard columns and pre-columns
Cleaning a column
Understanding isocratic elution - effect of changing flow rate, effect of changing %B
Gradient elution -
%B range
run time
gradient profile
effects of changing colunm length
gradient dwell volume
Starting a gradient with the run start.
Detection -
UV
Diode Array
Fluorescence
Data handling |