Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7609846 | Journal of Chromatography A | 2017 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
The design of a miniaturized LED-based UV-absorption detector was significantly improved for on-column nanoflow LC. The detector measures approximately 27 mm Ã 24 mm Ã 10 mm and weighs only 30 g. Detection limits down to the nanomolar range and linearity across 3 orders of magnitude were obtained using sodium anthraquinone-2-sulfonate as a test analyte. Using two miniaturized detectors, a dual-detector system was assembled containing 255 nm and 275 nm LEDs with only 216 nL volume between the detectors A 100 μm slit was used for on-column detection with a 150 μm i.d. packed capillary column. Chromatographic separation of a phenol mixture was demonstrated using the dual-detector system, with each detector producing a unique chromatogram. Less than 6% variation in the ratios of absorbances measured at the two wavelengths for specific analytes was obtained across 3 orders of magnitude concentration, which demonstrates the potential of using absorption ratio measurements for target analyte detection. The dual-detector system was used for simple, but accurate, mobile phase flow rate measurement at the exit of the column. With a flow rate range from 200 to 2000 nL/min, less than 3% variation was observed.
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Authors
Xiaofeng Xie, Luke T. Tolley, Thy X. Truong, H. Dennis Tolley, Paul B. Farnsworth, Milton L. Lee,