Title: HPLC-GPC (1)
1HPLC GPC
By, Sangita
Rakshe-Sandbhor Executive, Aquapharm
chemicals, Pune
2OBJECTIVE
- Whats it or what can be done by using GPC,
HPLC -
- How all they work ( basic principle , working
mechanism ) - When to use this technics ( Application of this
techniques )
3Overview
- Chromatography and its principle
- Liquid Chromatography
- High performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
- Instrumentation of HPLC
- Separation mechanism
- Applications
- Introduction gel permeation chromatography (GPC)
- Mechanism of GPC
- Instrumentation
- Method of analysing data
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4History of Chromatography
- Chromatography, literally "color writing", was
first employed by Russian botanist  Mikhail
Tswett in 1903 -
- He worked with chromatography primarily for the
separation of plant pigments such
as chlorophyll, carotenes, and xanthophylls.
Since these components have different colors
(green, orange, and yellow, respectively) they
gave the technique its name. - It is a physical separation method in which the
components of a mixture are separated by
differences in their distribution between two
phases, one of which is stationary (stationary
phase) while the other (mobile phase) moves
through it in a definite direction. The
substances must interact with the stationary
phase to be retained and separated by it.
5CHROMATOGRAPHY TERMS
- Chromatogram
- It is the visual output of the chromatograph.
- Chromatograph
- It is equipment that enables a sophisticated
Separation. - Stationary phase (bounded phase)
- It is a phase that is bonded to the support
particles or to the inside wall of the - column tubing. It can be a solid, a gel, or a
solid liquid combination - Mobile phase/ Eluent
- It is the phase which moves in a definite
direction. And carries mixture to be separated
6CHROMATOGRAPHY TERMS
- Analyte (Sample)
- It is the substance to be separated during
chromatography. - Eluate
- It is the mobile phase leaving the column.
- Retention time
- It is the characteristic time it takes for a
particular analyte to pass through the system
(from the column inlet to the detector) under set
conditions.
7Three States of Matter and Chromatography Types
Mobile phase Mobile phase Mobile phase
Gas Liquid Solid
Stationary phase Gas
Stationary phase Liquid
Stationary phase Solid
Gaschromatography
Liquidchromatography
8Interaction Between Solutes, Stationary Phase,
and Mobile Phase
- Differences in the interactions between the
solutes and stationary and mobile phases enable
separation.
Solute
Degree of adsorption, solubility, ionicity,
affinity, hydrophobicity, etc.
Stationary phase
Mobile phase
9Classification of Chromatography A/c to physical
state of mobile phase
chromatography
Mobile phase Gas
Mobile phase liquid
Liquid chromatography
Gas chromatography
eg GLC GSC
Liquid -solid chromatography
Liquid-Liquid chromatography
eg column partition Paper partition
eg column adsorption TLC, HPLC
10Classification based on polarity of stationary
phase mobile phase
Normal phase chromatography
Reverse phase chromatography
Stationary phase polar(silica gel) Mobile phase
non-polar (n-hexane)
Stationary phase non polar (Octadecylsilane or
C18) Mobile phase polar (Acetonitrile, water)
11Chromatography
12Liquid Chromatography
- Chromatography in which the mobile phase is a
liquid. - Principle is same like chromatography i.e.
differences in interaction of sample with mp sp
leads to separation. - The stationary phase is usually a solid or a
liquid. - In general, it is possible to analyze any
substance that can be stably dissolved in the
mobile phase.
13Separation Process and Chromatogram for Column
Chromatography
Chromatogram
Output concentration
Time
14From Liquid Chromatography to High Performance
Liquid Chromatography
- Higher degree of separation!? Refinement of
packing material (3 to 10 µm) - Reduction of analysis time!? Delivery of eluent
by pump? Demand for special equipment that can
withstand high pressures - The arrival of high performance liquid
chromatography!
15HPLC
- Introduction to HPLC
- Instrumentation
- Mechanism / factors affecting HPLC
- Data analysing
16What is HPLC? (Principle)
- Originally referred to as High-Pressure Liquid
Chromatography - Now more commonly called High Performance Liquid
Chromatography - HPLC is really the automation of traditional
liquid chromatography that involves - injection of small volume of liquid sample
- in to column packed with small particles(3-5
micron) - where sample moved through the column with
liquid (mobile phase) forced though the column by
high pressure delivery pump - The main principle of separation is adsorption
- The sample components have physical interaction
with stationary phase - The components bind at certain region on
stationary phase (SP) based on their affinity
towards SP. These bound molecules are then
eluted with suitable mobile phase and get
separated from one another.
17What is HPLC? (Principle)
- The mixture component travel according to their
relative affinities towards the stationary
phase, the component which have more affinity
travels slower. - The component which has less affinity travel
faster - Since no two component have same affinity towards
SP hence the components get separated - These separated components are detected by
detector and output of detector called
chromatogram - In principle LC HPLC work with same way except
the speed, efficiency, sensitivity ease of
operation of HPLC is vastly superior.
18Types of HPLC
- Based on principle of separation
- Ion exchange chromatography
- Ion Pair chromatography
- Size exclusion chromatography (GPC)
- Based on Scale of operation
- Analytical HPLC
- Preparative HPLC
- Based on Stationary phase
- Normal Phase
- Reverse Phase
-
19Types of HPLC
Types of compounds Mode Stationary phase Mobile phase
Neutrals, Weak acids ,Weak bases Reversed phase C18, C8, C4 Water/Organic Modifiers
Ionics, Bases, Acids Ion Pair C18, C8 Water/Organic Ion-Pair reagent
Compounds not soluble in water Normal Phase Silica, Amino, Cyano, Diol Organics
Ionics/Inorganic ions Ion Exchange Anion or Cation Exchange Resin Organics
High Molecular Weight Compounds, Polymers Size Exclusion Polystyrene ,Silica Gel Filtration Aqueous Gel Permeation Organic
20Flow Channel Diagram for High Performance Liquid
Chromatograph
Detector
Column
Column oven (thermostatic column chamber)
Pump
Sample injection unit (injector)
Eluent (mobile phase)
Drain
Data processor
21Components of HPLC
- Solvent Reservoir
- Pumps
- Sample Injection System
- Columns
- Detectors
- Data Processing
- Waste
22Components of HPLC
- Solvent Reservoir
- Mobile phase
- isocratic elution - single solvent separation
technique - gradient elution - 2 or more solvents, varied
during separation - Isocratic is most common
- Pump
- Role is to force a liquid (mobile phase) to the
column with specific flow rate, expressed in
ml/min - A pump capable of pumping solvent up to a
pressure of 4000 psi and at flows of up to 10
ml/min - Normal flow rate in HPLC is 1to 2 ml/min
23Components of HPLC
- Sample Injection System
- It serves to introduce liquid sample in to flow
stream of mobile phase - A fixed-volume loop of between 1 200 ?l (20 ?l
is often used as standard) - It can be carried out by using ,
- Syringe/injector (manual )
- Auto injector
-
24Components of HPLC
- Column
- The heart of a HPLC system is the column.
- The column contains the packing of fine particles
that called as stationary phase. - packing - silica gel, alumina, polymers
- Diameter - 3Â mm to 50Â mm
- Height - 5Â cm to 30 cm
- The individual components are retained by the
stationary phase differently and separate from
each other with the eluent. - Normally, columns are filled with silica gel
because its particle shape, surface properties,
and pore structure help to get a good separation. - Silica is wetted by nearly every potential
mobile phase, is inert to most compounds - Silica can be used to separate a wide variety of
chemical compounds, and its chromatographic
behavior is generally reproducible. - The pH stability range for silica gel is 2-7
25Picture of an HPLC column
26Types of HPLC based on Stationary phase (column)
- Normal Phase.
- Polar stationary phase and non-polar solvent,
E.g. silica gel- Hexane - Least polar compound comes out first
- Reverse Phase
- Non-polar stationary phase and a polar
solvent, E.g. silica gel -C18- water, ACN - Most polar compounds comes out first
27Representative HPLC Detectors
- UV-VIS absorbance detector
- Photodiode array-type UV-VIS absorbance detector
- Fluorescence detector
- Refractive index detector
- light scattering detector
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28HPLC Detector
cont..
- Ultraviolet (UV)
- This type of detector responds to substances that
absorb light. - UV detectors are the most versatile, having the
best sensitivity - UV detectors cannot be used for testing
substances that are low in chromophores
(colorless ) as they cannot absorb light. - The majority of organic compounds can be
analyzed by UV/VIS detectors. -
- Almost 70 of published HPLC analyses were
performed with UV/VIS detectors. - Due to ease of its operation, makes the UV
detector the most useful and the most widely used
detector.Â
29UV-VIS Absorbance Detector
C Concentration
Detection cell
Ein
Eout
A
l
C
A eCl log (Eout / Ein)
(A absorbance, E absorption coefficient)
30Data Processing
- Using specific software that is connected to HPLC
machine - Receive the information from HPLC detector and
present it as a graph - The graph gives information about qualitative
data (Retention time) and quantitative data (area
under curve)
31Chromatogram
32Operation
- Equilibrate the column with mobile phase till the
base line is stabilized - Inject 20µl of mobile phase into the system and
record the chromatogram(blank) - Inject 20µl of standard solution into the system
and record the chromatogram (make calibration
curve) - Inject the 20µl of sample solution into the
system and record the chromatogram - Wash the column with distilled water for 20
minutes and with MeOH for 20 minutes
33Operation
cont
-Methanol (any solvent) for 10-30 minutes
-H20
(10-30 minutes) -Mobile Phase
-Standard
-Sample -H20
-MeOH
Washing
Analysis
Washing
Preparation of standard and samples is done by
PPM calculations (Parts per million) (1 PPM is 1
mg in 1 lt solution)
34Calibration Curve of standard for sample analysis
Area
Concentration
A1
Calibration curve
C1
A4
A2
A3
C2
Peak area
A2
A3
C3
A1
A4
C1
C2
C3
C4
C4
Concentration
35Chromatogram
36Normal Phase / Reversed Phase
Stationary phase Mobile phase
Normal phase High polarity (hydrophilic) Low polarity (hydrophobic)
Reversed phase Low polarity (hydrophobic) High polarity (hydrophilic)
37Comparison of Normal Phase and Reversed Phase
- Normal Phase
- Effective for separation of structural isomers
- Sp has short life
- Stabilizes slowly and is prone to fluctuations in
retention time - Eluents are expensive, toxic
- Reversed Phase
- Wide range of applications
- Stationary phase has long service life
- Stabilizes quickly
- Eluents are inexpensive and easy to use, less
toxic
38Stationary Phase and Mobile Phase Used in Normal
/ Reversed Phase Mode
- Normal Phase
- Stationary Phase
- Silica gel -Si-OH
- Cyano type -Si-CH2CH2CH2CN
- Amino type -Si-CH2CH2CH2NH2
- Diol type -Si-CH2CH2CH2OCH(OH)-CH2OH
- Mobile Phase
- Basic solvents Aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatic
hydrocarbons,eg. Hexane, xylene, benzene etc. - Reversed Phase
- Stationary phase Low polarity
- Octadecyl group-bonded silical gel (ODS)
- Mobile phase High polarity
- Water, methanol, acetonitrile
- buffer
39Separation Column for Reversed Phase
Chromatography
- C18 (ODS) type
- C8 (octyl) type
- C4 (butyl) type
Si
CH2
CH2
CH2
CH2
CH2
CH2
CH2
CH2
CH2
-O-Si
CH2
CH2
CH2
CH2
CH2
CH2
CH2
CH2
CH3
C18 (ODS)
40Effect of Chain Length of Stationary Phase in RP
C8
Medium
C18 (ODS)
Strong
C4
Weak
41RP Mechanism (Simple)
42Relationship Between Retention Time and Polarity
OH
C18 (ODS)
Weak
Strong
CH3
43Eluent Used in Reversed Phase Mode
- Eluent used for RP
- Water (buffer solution)
- Water soluble organic solvent e.g.Methanol,
Acetonitrile, Tetrahydrofuran etc. - The mixing ratio of the water (buffer solution)
and organic solvent has the greatest influence on
separation - If a buffer solution is used, its pH value is an
important separation parameter.
44What affect HPLC peak separation
- Column Parameters
- Stationary Phase Polymer, Silica gel, Purity of
material - Type of bonded phase C8,C18 etc
- Packing Pore Size/Structure, Particle size
- Column length
- Instrument Parameters
- Temperature
- Flow rate
- Detector
- Sample Parameters
- Concentration
- Matrix
- Solvent
- Mobile phase
- PH
- Buffer ( Eluent type)
- organic modifier( Eluent composition )
45 Importance of pH
- Affects ionizable compounds
- organic acids
- organic bases
- In reversed phase we need to suppress ionization
as much as possible (as Stationary phase is
hydrophobic) - May need very precise pH control
- Buffer Solutions Used for HPLC Eluent
- Requirements
- Does not adversely affect detection.
- Does not damage column or equipment.
- Inexpensive.
46Common buffers
PH range
2-13
3-5
2-7
Useful buffering between pH 2-8.
47Characteristics of Phosphate Buffer Solution
- Advantages
- Three dissociation states (pKa 2.1, 7.2, 12.3)
- Possible to prepare buffer solutions of various
pH values. - No UV absorption
- Inexpensive
- Disadvantages
- No volatility
- Difficult to use for LCMS or evaporative light
scattering detection.
48Relationship between Polarity of Eluent and
Retention Time in Reversed Phase Mode
Eluent Methanol / Water
60/40
70/30
80/20
49Replacement of Eluent
- Aqueous solutions containing salt and organic
solvents must not be exchanged directly.
- Mutually insoluble solvents must not be exchanged
directly.
Buffer solution
Water
Water-soluble organic solvent
50Mixing, Filtration of the Eluent
51Applications (HPLC)
52Applications (HPLC)
- HPLC is one of the most widely applied analytical
separation techniques. - Pharmaceutical
- Tablet dissolution of pharmaceutical dosages.
- Shelf life determinations of pharmaceutical
products. - Identification of drug products.
- Pharmaceutical quality control.
- Environmental
- chemicals in Drinking Water.
- Forensics
- identification and quantification of the drug
- Identification of steroids in serum, urine,
sweat and hair. - Forensic analysis of textile dyes.
- Clinical
- Analysis of antibiotics.
- Food and Flavor
- Ensuring soft drink consistency and quality.
- Analysis of vicinal diketones in beer.
- Sugar analysis in fruit juices.
- Chemicals in vegetables and fruits.
53Gel Permeation chromatography (GPC)
- Introduction gel permeation chromatography (GPC)
- Mechanism of GPC
- Instrumentation
- Method of analysing data
54Gel Permeation chromatography (GPC)
- Introduction gel permeation chromatography (GPC)
- Mechanism of GPC
- Instrumentation
- Method of analysing data
55GPC
- Introduction
- Types of Liquid Chromatography or HPLC
- Interactive adsorption, partition, ion
exchange, etc - Non-interactive GPC/SEC
- Size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) or GPC is a
chromatographic method in which molecules in
solution are separated by their size - GPC have different names in different fields.
Such as size exclusion chromatography (SEC), gel
filtration chromatography (GFC) and variants of
these such as HPSEC, HPGFC, HPGPC. There may be
some differences ,but the instruments are
basically all the same thing. - It is usually applied to large molecules or
macromolecular complexes such as proteins and
industrial polymers
56GPC
- Things you should know about GPC/SEC
- Gel permeation chromatography/size exclusion
chromatography is a type of liquid chromatography
(LC). - GPC/SEC can be performed in a wide range of
solvents from non-polar organics to aqueous
applications. - GPC/SEC uses columns packed with very small,
round, porous particles to separate molecules
contained in the solvent that is passed through
them. - GPC/SEC separates molecules on the basis of
their size, hence size exclusion. - The first GPC/SEC columns were packed with
materials referred to as gels, hence gel
permeation. GPC/SEC is used to determine the
molecular weight distributions of polymers. - The particles in the columns are made from
polymers that have been cross-linked SDB
copolymer or other material such as spherical
silicas
57 GPC
- Why do GPC ?
- GPC is the only technique for characterizing
polymer molecular weight distribution i.e. PDI - As Mw/Mn (PDI) decreases the strength and
toughness of the polymer increases - However as Mw/Mn decreases the polymer becomes
more difficult to process - GPC provides key information to predict the
processability and material properties of a
polymer
58GPC
- Polymer Molecules in Solution
- Polymer molecules can be described as long chains
of monomers linked together, they dont exist
like that in solution. - Once they have been dissolved, the molecules coil
up on themselves to form a coil conformation,
which resembles a ball of string. - So although they are chains, when we analyze them
by GPC/SEC they behave like tiny spheres, the
size of the sphere dependent on the molecular
weight higher molecular weight polymers coil up
to form larger spheres.
59GPC
- GPC Separation Mechanism
- Polymer is prepared as a dilute solution in the
eluent and injected into the system - The GPC column is packed with porous beads of
controlled porosity and particle size - Large molecules are not able to permeate all of
the pores and have a shorter residence time in
the column - Small molecules permeate deep into the porous
matrix and have a long residence time in the
column - Polymer molecules are separated according to
molecular size, eluting largest first, smallest
last
60GPC Separation Mechanism
61GPC instrument part
pump delivers eluent from reservoir at a
constant flow rate. injection valve permits
introduction of sample solution without
interrupting solvent flow. GPC tends to use
larger injection volumes (typically up to
200ul) GPC columns perform a separation based
on the molecular size of polymer molecules in
solution. Resolution and/or resolving range is
increased by use of multiple column systems
Detector responds to concentration of polymer
molecules eluting. Differential refractometer
(RI) commonly used detector Â
62GPC instrument part
63GPC columns and detector
- Columns
- Column are packed with porous particles, having
controlled pore size and particle size, typically
polymer or silica - Column dimensions typically 7-8 mm i.d. and
250-300mm length - Columns are usually employed in combinations of
two or three columns to improve the resolution of
the system. Guard columns are often used before
the main column. As its name implies, the guard
column protects the main column by stopping
insoluble particles or contaminants that could
block the main column set - Detector
- Differential refractive index (DRI) is most
common GPC detector is based on the principle - of refractive index
- These detectors work by assessing the difference
in refractive index between the sample solution
and the pure solvent, so they are known as
differential refractive index detectors. DRIs are
sometimes referred to as universal detectors,
as they tend to give a usable response for all
types of polymer.
64GPC columns and detector
cont
- RI detector
- This detector that measure RI of analyte
relative to solvent - When a beam of light passes from one medium into
another, it bends or direction changes is called
refraction. The refractive index of material is
measure of how much light bends when it enters to
other medium - DRI contains a flow cell with two parts one for
sample other for reference solvent. Detector
measure RI of both component - When only solvent passing through sample cell,
both RI are same - But when analyte (sample solution ) pass through
it , then there is difference in RI and these
difference appears as a peak in chromatogram.
65 GPC Sample preparation
- To prepare a sample for analysis it is first
dissolved in an appropriate solvent, such as
tetrahydrofuran (THF) for organic GPC or water
based buffers for aqueous SEC. - It is important that sample are allowed to swell
and then fully dissolve in the solvent before
being put through the chromatograph, which may
take up to 12-24 hours. - The eluent used to prepare the samples should be
the same as the solvent running through the
system i.e. mobile phase. - Sample concentration employed during analysis is
dependent on the molecular weight and the
viscosity of the sample under investigation.
Table gives some common sample concentrations
and corresponding to mw for analysis on GPC/SEC. - Â
66GPC
- Additional detector Used in GPC
- Concentration detectors
- Differential refractometer (RI)
- Ultraviolet absorbance (UV)
- Evaporative light scattering or mass detector
(ELS, EMD) - Infra-red (IR)
- Molecular weight sensitive detectors
- Viscometry
- Light scattering
67GPC Data analysis
- Elution Profiles
- As a result of the GPC separation mechanism,
polymer molecules elute from the column in order
of size in solution - Largest elute first, smallest elute last
- The separation is purely a physical, there is no
interaction or binding - If polymer molecules have the same molecular
dimensions, they will co-elute by GPC and may not
be separated by this technique - The calibration curve describes how different
size molecules elute from the column
68Calibration of GPC Columns Using Standards
- Chromatograph a series of well characterised,
narrow polydispersity polymer standards - Plot of peak retention time (RT) versus peak log
molecular weight (logM) - The calibration curve will be characteristic of
the GPC column set used
69Determination of Polymer Molecular Weight
Distribution by GPC
- Produce a GPC calibration curve for the column
set relating log M to retention time (RT) - Chromatograph the polymer sample
- Normalise and integrate the GPC response versus
retention time plot for the polymer sample - Convert retention time to logM via the GPC
calibration curve - Present a logM distribution plot and calculate
molecular weight averages (Mn, Mw) for the
distribution
70Molecular Weight Distribution
- Mp is the molecular weight of the peak maxima
- For any polydisperse peak MnltMwltMz
71Polymer Calibrants for GPC
- Mn - number average molecular weight
- Mw - weight average molecular weight
- Mv - viscosity average molecular weight
- Mp - peak molecular weight
- Mw/Mn - polydispersity by GPC
- Most commonly used polymer calibrants
- Polystyrene - THF, toluene, chloroform
- Polymethyl methacrylate - ethyl acetate,
acetone, DMF - Polyethylene oxide/glycol - aqueous eluents, DMF
72 HPLC GPC
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