Abstract
In the present work a novel strategy for improving and/or tuning the selectivity of gas chromatographic (GC) separation by combining three different stationary phases (SPs) without premixing was introduced. A fused silica fiber coated with polydimethylsiloxane (SE30) and another coated with cyanopropylphenylmethylpolysiloxane (OV1701) were serially inserted into an 8-m polyethylene glycol 20 M (PEG20M) capillary column to form a GC annular column with ternary SP, abbreviating as SE30-OV1701-CF/PEG20M-CC. The separation capability of this ternary SP annular column was compared with a SE30-coated fiber-in-PEG20M-coated capillary annular column and a PEG20M-coated open tubular column by a test mixture of 19 organic compounds. Among these three columns, SE30-OV1701-CF/PEG20M-CC produced the best separation when the SE30-coated fiber and OV1701-coated fiber was 3 and 5 m, respectively. Selectivity can be easily tuned by changing the length of the SP-coated fibers in the ternary SP annular column. The proposed ternary SP annular column shows additional tunability, thus making it a promising tool for separation of organic solvents that are often used in the manufacturing process of pharmaceutical formulations and lacquer thinners.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2721-2731 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Analytical Letters |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2011 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Spectroscopy
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Biochemistry, medical
- Electrochemistry
User-Defined Keywords
- Dual fiber
- Gas chromatography
- Selectivity
- Ternary stationary phase