Superheated Water: A New Look at Chromatographic Eluents for Reversed-Phase HPLC
The authors propose using water superheated to 100–240 ºC as an alternative liquid eluent for reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to overcome many of the problems of toxicity, flammability, and cost associated with organic modifiers. Superheated water has been demonstrated as an eluent with a number of stationary phase materials, including poly(styrene-divinylbenzene) and porous graphitic carbon both isothermally and in thermal gradient mode. It is compatible with conventional HPLC spectroscopic detectors and also can be used with flame ionization, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry detectors. The authors provide examples of separation applications, including aromatic compounds, pharmaceutical compounds, and vitamins.
LCGC 17(10), 938–945 (1999)
SPE-Based Method for Detecting Harmful Textile Residues
January 14th 2025University of Valencia scientists recently developed a method using solid-phase extraction (SPE) followed by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (HPLC–HRMS/MS) for detecting microplastics and other harmful substances in textiles.
