A modified phase separator incorporating a supported teflon membrane is described. The separator has very high phase-separation efficiency even under extreme conditions of phase-volume ratio and total flow rate. The use of an appropriate support is shown to give much better endurance to the membrane
Design and evaluation of a sandwich phase separator for on-line liquid/liquid extraction
โ Scribed by C. De Ruiter; J.H. Wolf; U.A. Th. Brinkman; R.W. Frei
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 611 KB
- Volume
- 192
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-2670
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โฆ Synopsis
Sandwich phase separators with various groove dimensions were constructed and tested as part of a post-column extraction detector for liquid chromatography and for a flow-injection system. The construction materials are stainless steel and PTFE, no membranes are used. The groove volumes vary between 8 and 43 ~1; the dimensions of the groove are not critical. Several aqueous (acetonitrile/water and methanol/water mixtures) and organic (1,2-dichloroethane and n-heptane) phases were successfully separated by gravity as well as by wetting. Measurement of statistical second moments showed the total dispersion of the extraction system to be 2.5-4 s at the optimum separation efficiency (organic flow through detector/total organic flow) of 0.3-0.4.
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A simplified and effective phase separator for use in flow systems is described. The sample, 300 l, is introduced into an aqueous stream (flow injection). The aqueous phase, containing the sample plugs, is divided into small segments by an organic phase using a commercial T-connector. Separation of
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