title: New stationary phase for anion-exchange chromatography.
abstract: This work describes the preparation of an anion-exchange phase based on silica, using a two-step modification process. First, 10 microm Davisil silica particles were silanized with chloropropyltrimethoxysilane to yield chloropropyl silica. The modified silica was then reacted with pyridine to produce positively charged propylpyridinium groups on the surface, the anion-exchange sites. The phase was characterized by thermogravimetric analysis and infrared and solid state 13C and 29Si NMR spectroscopies. HPLC separations of common inorganic anions, including chloride, nitrite, bromide and nitrate, were performed using 150 x 3.9 HPLC columns packed with the phase, using a phthalate buffer solution as mobile phase with non-suppressed conductivity detection. Efficiency and resolution were calculated and the results show that the new phase has significant promise for the analysis of these anions in environmental samples.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear/Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CDTN/CNEN), Caixa Postal 941, 30123-970 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
authors.forename: Lúcia M L A
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Auler
authors.forename: César R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Kenneth E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Carol H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000837:Anion Exchange Resins; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
chemical_list: D000837:Anion Exchange Resins