The performance of hybrid monolithic silica capillary columns prepared by changing feed ratios of tetramethoxysilane and methyltrimethoxysilane

The effect of a feed ratio of methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) to tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) was studied to improve the performance of a hybrid monolithic silica capillary column with 100-μm i.d. in HPLC in a range MTMS/TMOS (v/v) = 10/90–25/75. The domain size was also varied by adjusting the amount of...

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Published in:Journal of Chromatography A 2010, Vol.1217 (1), p.89-98
Main Authors: Hara, Takeshi, Makino, Satoshi, Watanabe, Yuta, Ikegami, Tohru, Cabrera, Karin, Smarsly, Bernd, Tanaka, Nobuo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Analytical chemistry
Chemistry
Chromatographic methods and physical methods associated with chromatography
Exact sciences and technology
High column efficiency
Methyltrimethoxysilane
Monolithic silica column
Other chromatographic methods
Permeability
Selectivity
Size exclusion chromatography
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Summary:The effect of a feed ratio of methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) to tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) was studied to improve the performance of a hybrid monolithic silica capillary column with 100-μm i.d. in HPLC in a range MTMS/TMOS (v/v) = 10/90–25/75. The domain size was also varied by adjusting the amount of PEG to control permeability ( K = 2.8 × 10 −14–6.9 × 10 −14 m 2). Evaluation of the performance for those capillary columns following octadecylsilylation proved an increase in retention factor ( k) and a decrease in steric selectivity α(triphenylene/ortho-terphenyl) with the increase in MTMS content in the feed. The effect of the feed ratio was also observed in porosity and hydrophobic property of the C18 stationary phase from the results of size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and reversed phase characterization. The monolithic silica capillary columns prepared under new preparation conditions were able to produce a plate height of 4.6–6.0 μm for hexylbenzene in a mobile phase acetonitrile/water = 80/20 at a linear velocity of 2 mm/s. Consequently, it was possible to prepare hybrid monolithic silica capillary columns with higher performance than those reported previously while maintaining the retention factors in a similar range by reducing the MTMS/TMOS ratio and increasing the total silane concentration in feed.
ISSN:0021-9673
DOI:10.1016/j.chroma.2009.11.019