Super Crtical Fluid Chromatography
Super Crtical Fluid Chromatography
Super Crtical Fluid Chromatography
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CONTENTS
1.Introduction
2.Definition
3.Principle
4.Instrumentation
5.Advantages
6.Disadvantages
7.Applications
8.Conclusion
9.References
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INTRODUCTION
• Supercritical fluid chromatography(SFC) was first
proposed in 1958 by J. Lovelock.
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DEFINITION
A supercritical fluid chromatography is a
material that can be either liquid or gas used in
state above critical temperature or critical
pressure where gases or liquid can co exist.
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PRINCIPLE
Principles are similar to those of High Performance Liquid
Chromatography (HPLC), however SFC typically utilizes
carbon dioxide as the mobile phase; therefore the entire
chromatographic flow path must be pressurized. Because the
supercritical phase represents a state in which liquid and gas
properties converge, supercritical fluid chromatography is
sometimes called "convergence chromatography."
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INSTRUMENTATION
1.Stationaryphase
2.Mobile phase
3.Pumps
4.Injectors
5.Ovens
6.Columns
7.Detectors
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STATIONARY PHASE
• Both packed and open tubular columns are used.
as well.
• Typically their are polysiloxane chemically bounded wall of
capillary tubing .
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MOBILE PHASE
The mobile phase is composed primarily of super critical
carbon dioxide, but since CO2 on its own is too non-polar to
effectively elute many analytes, co-solvents are added to
modify the mobile phase polarity.
Co-solvents are typically simple alcohols like methanol,
ethanol or isopropyl alcohol. Other solvents such as
acetonitrile, chloroform or ethyl acetate can be used as
modifiers.
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Cont …
Modify valves for analytes ,ethane, pentane, diethyl
ether, ammonia.
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PUMPS
Here mainly flow control is necessary so syringe
pumps are used for capillary SFC for consistent
pressure and for packed columns for easier blending
of the mobile phase or introduction of modifier fluids
reciprocating pumps are used.
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INJECTORS
In capillary SFC small sample should be quickly
injected into the column and so pneumatically driven
valves are used.
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OVENS
Conventional GAS chromatography & liquid
chromatography ovens are used.
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COLUMNS
Two types of analytical columns are used in SFC i.e.
packed and capillary.
Packed columns contain small deactivated substances to
which the stationary phase adheres. These are
conventionally stainless steel.
Capillary columns are open tubular columns made of
fused silica which have small internal diameter.
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DETECTORS
Flame ionization detectors and flame photometry
detector, liquid-phase detectors like refractive
index detector, ultraviolet-visible spectro-
photometric detectors and light scattering detectors
have been employed for SFC.
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ADVANTAGES
SFC is emerging as a separation technique that is superior
to both gas chromatography and liquid chromatography
for analysis of thermal liable or non volatile compounds.
Low viscosity.
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DISADVANTAGES
SFC is pressure operating conditions. High-pressure
vessels are expensive and bulky.
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APPLICATIONS
SFC is used in industry primarily for separation of
chiral molecules.
SFC now commonly used for chiral separation and
purification in the pharmaceutical industry.
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REFERENSES
Muneo Saito (2008), [pdf Supercritical Fluid
Chromatography: A New Technology?], Packed
Column SFC 2008, Switzerland.
Super critical fluid chromatography “Skoog”
instrumental analysis pg: 935 to 940.
Supplement and Cumulative Index, Edited by Bryant
W. Rossiter and Roger C. Baetzold. Physical Methods
of Chemistry Series, 2nd ed., Vol. X. ISBN 0-471-
57086-9 0 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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