Experimental verification and thermodynamic study of the reversal of elution order in chromatography
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Jonna B. Clark (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
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- Advisor
- Dean Shirazi
Abstract: The demand for high purity compounds in the pharmaceutical industry has led to a
greater interest in purification techniques. Preparative chromatography has become a useful
purification technique due to its broad range of applications. Preparative scale separations
employ a high concentration of analytes which can affect both peak shape and separation of the
components. Peak shape is dependant upon the adsorption isotherm of the component, which is
linear at the analytical scale and nonlinear at the preparative scale. Knowledge of the adsorption
characteristics of the components over a wide concentration range could lead to more efficient
separation methods.
Due to the peak shape of components in nonlinear chromatography, reversal of elution
order of the major and minor peaks is preferred in some cases. In this research, a chiral
compound was studied to determine if a reversal of elution order could be observed by changing
the chromatographic conditions. A non-chiral compound, diclofenac, and one of its process
impurities, 2-chloro-N-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-N-phenylacetamide (hereinafter referred to as “2-
chloro”), was also studied to see if a reversal in elution order could be observed by changing the
chromatographic conditions. The adsorption isotherms for this diclofenac and 2-chloro were
measured and fitted to isotherm models. A possible mechanism to explain the retention behavior
for these compounds is also discussed.
Experimental verification and thermodynamic study of the reversal of elution order in chromatography
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Masters of Science
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Thesis (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
- Subjects
- Thesis (Chemistry and Biochemistry)