Radial distribution of the contributions to band broadening of a silica-based semi-preparative monolithic column.
Using an on-column local electrochemical microdetector operated in the amperometric mode, band elution profiles were recorded at different radial locations at the exit of a 10 mm id, 100 mm long silica-based monolithic column. HETP plots were then acquired at each of these locations, and all these results were fitted to the Knox equation. This provided a spatial distribution of the values of the eddy diffusion (A), the molecular diffusion (B), and the resistance to the kinetics of mass transfer (C) terms. Results obtained indicate that the wall region yields higher A values and smaller C values than the central core region. Significant radial fluctuations of these contributions to band broadening occur throughout the exit column cross-section. This phenomenon is due to the structural radial heterogeneity of the column.
Abia
Jude A
JA
Department of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
Mriziq
Khaled S
KS
Guiochon
Georges A
GA