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Separation Techniques
Theory of Column Chromatography

Definitions
Elution Chromatography
Partition Chromatography Theory

Vaq

KD

Countercurrent Fractionation
Partition coefficient
Capacity
Selectivity

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Types of Chromatographic Equilibria

Vorg

Band Broadening and Plate Theory


Resolution

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Definitions
Chromatography (from Greek chromatos
meaning colour) - named by Tswett who
separated plant pigments in a column.

Based on dynamic phase equilibrium (counter


current fractionation).

Solute carried through a stationary medium as


a constantly flowing mobile phase passes
through.

Solute is held up by interaction with stationary


phase.

Mobility depends on strength of interaction with


stationary phase.

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Michael Tswett
(1872-1919)
Russian Botanist

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Elution Chromatography

1
2

4
5

mixture (cyan and magenta dyes)


introduced at top of column ...

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Mobile phase supplied at constant rate at


top of column ...

mixture moves down column (forced by


mobile phase) and begins to separate into
bands ...

bands continue to separate ...


finally separated fractions are collected at
end of column

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Chromatographic Equilibria
Adsorption: solute
adsorbed on surface of
stationary phase

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Chromatographic Equilibria
Partition: solute dissolved
in liquid phase bonded to
surface of solid support

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Chromatographic Equilibria

Ion Exchange: mobile


anions retained by cations
bonded to stationary phase
(anion-exchange resin)
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Converse also available


(cation-exchange resin)

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Chromatographic Equilibria
Molecular Exclusion:
large molecules are
excluded and are therfore
not retained.
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Chromatographic Equilibria

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Affinity: based on
molecular recognition
between covalently bound
molecule having specific
donor-receptor attraction.
Other molecules are not
retained.

Partition Chromatography -Theory


Separations based on phase equilibria.

The partition coefficient Kd determines how much


solute is in the mobile and stationary phases at any
one time.

This is just like countercurrent fractionation in


solvent extraction.

mobile phase

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stationary phase

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Partition Chromatography -Theory


Retention Time & Velocity
CHROMATOGRAM

v=

L
tR

u=

L
tM

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For a column of length L:

A is not retained
B is retained by the
column

solute velocity
mobile phase
velocity

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Retention Time & Kp
Solute velocity is related to fraction of
time spent in mobile phase
Let CM be conc solute. in mobile
phase, VM vol of mobile phase
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CS and VS are the corresponding


parameters for the stationary phase.

Note: VM and VS usually known from


column preparation method

v = u (fraction of time in mobile phase)


moles in mobile phase
v =u
total moles
v =u

The mobility of the solute is


fundamentally linked to the
partition coefficient

CM VM
1
1
=u
=u
V
C V
CM VM + CS VS
1+ S S
1+ Kp S
VM
CM VM

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Partition Chromatography -Theory


Capacity Factor k for Retained Solute
k measures the mobility of a
retained solute in the column.

k' R =

1
1+ Kp

VS
VM

KVS
VM

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Readily obtained from


chromatogram.

v =u

1
L
L
=

t R t M 1 + k' R
k' R =

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tR - tM
tM

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Partition Chromatography -Theory


Selectivity Factor a for 2 Retained Solutes
k' B K B t RB - t M
a=
=
=
k' A K A t RA - t M
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For 2 solutes (A & B) is the ratio of the


capacity factor of the more strongly
retained solute to that for the less
strongly retained solute.
Measures how well separated A and B
will be.
Measured directly from chromatogram.
Used to determine resolving power.

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Partition Chromatography -Theory


Band Broadening
One important purpose of
chromatography is to separate
mixtures.
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Solutes migrate in bands as


they pass through a column.
The band always broadens.
Broadening limits the ability
separation (resolution)
because it causes overlap of
peaks.
Why do bands broaden?
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Band Broadening from Longditudinal Diffusion
Diffusion of solute occurs along the column.

Broadening increases with time.

Inversely proportional to velocity of mobile


phase

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COLUMN
stationary phase

mobile phase

peak width B/u


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Band Broadening from Slow Equilibration

Equilibration not instantaneous.

Broadening increases with speed of mobile


phase (u).
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COLUMN
stationary phase

mobile phase

peak width C u
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Band Broadening from Random Paths

Statistical distribution of path lengths.

Broadening independent of speed of mobile


phase (u).
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COLUMN
stationary phase

mobile phase

peak width A
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Van Deempter Equation
The combined effect of
the three sources of
broadening reveals an
optimum mobile phase
velocity.

The vertical axis


increases with
increasing broadening.

The vertical axis is


usually labeled height
of the equivalent
theoretical plate (H or
HETP)

y = H = A + B/u + Cu
y = Cu
y=A
y = B/u
u

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Partition Chromatography -Theory


Plate Height
Plate theory of chromatography is attributed to
martin and Synge (Nobel Prize in 1952).

They used a fractionation column model to


explain chromatographic behavior.

More plates in a fractionating column allows


compounds with smaller differences in boiling
points to be separated.

Thus a column is imagined to be composed of


N plates, each of height H.

The smaller the plate height the greater the


number of plates in a length of
chromatographic column and the better the
ability to separate compounds
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Partition Chromatography -Theory


Number of Plates

The number of
theoretical plates
is estimated from
the width of the
peak
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t
N = 16 R
W

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Resolution

A quantitative
measure of column
ability to separate
solutes with similar
mobilities
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R=

2Dt R
WA + WB

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