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Basic Principles of HPLC

High

Performance
L iquid

C hromatography

High

Pressure
L iquid

C hromatography

High

Priced

L iquid

C hromatography

HPLC Methods
Parameter Group Method

SDW05.23000s

EPA 555

Compounds
Cl-PhenoxyAcids

WPP05.06000s

EPA 605

Benzidines

WPP05.13000s

EPA 610

PAHs

SHW06.26000s

SW-846 8316

Acrylics

SHW06.28000s

SW-846 8330s

Explosives

SW-846 8325

Benzidines and
N- Pesticides

SHW07.06000s

Compounds
2,4,5-T

Benzidine

Fluorene

Compounds
TNT (2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene)

H2C=CH-CN

Acrylonitrile

Carbaryl

Partitioning
Separation is based on the analytes relative
solubility between two liquid phases

Mobile Phase

Stationary Phase

Solvent

Bonded Phase

HPLC - Modes
Normal Phase.
- Polar stationary phase and
non-polar solvent.
Reverse Phase.
- Non-polar stationary phase and a polar
solvent.

Common Reverse Phase


Solvents
Methanol

CH3OH

Acetonitrile

CH3CN

Tetrahydrofuran
Water

H2O

Columns
Solid Support - Backbone for bonded phases.
Usually 10, 5 or 3 silica or polymeric
particles.
Bonded Phases - Functional groups firmly linked
(chemically bound) to the solid support.
Extremely stable
Reproducible
Guard - Protects the analytical column:
Particles
Interferences
Analytical
- Performs
theof
separation.
Prolongs
the life
the analytical column

Bonded Phases
C-2
C-8
C-18
CN

Ethyl Silyl

-Si-CH2-CH3

Octyl Silyl

-Si-(CH2)7-CH3

Octadecyl Silyl

-Si-(CH2)17-CH3

Cyanopropyl Silyl

-Si-(CH2)3-CN

Instrumentation
Gradient
Controller

Column

Pump
Mobile Phases

Injector

Detector

Detectors
UV
Single wavelength (filter) [610, 8330]
Variable wavelength (monochromator)
[8316, 8325]

Multiple wavelengths (PDA) [555]


Fluorescence [610]
Electrochemical [605]
Mass Spectrometric [8325]

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