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Published on: July 20, 2021
Asymmetric membrane fiber-based carbon dioxide removal devices for ion chromatography
S M Rahmat Ullah1, Rebecca L Adams, Kannan Srinivasan
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, USA.
Abstract:
The application of hollow and filament-filled single asymmetric membrane fibers, consisting of a thin silicone layer on a tubular microporous support, for removing CO(2) in suppressed ion chromatography effluents is described. With appropriate choice of the removal device and operating conditions, the CO(2) can be essentially quantitatively (99+%) removed. For carbonate-based eluents, the use of such devices greatly reduces or eliminates the water dip, permitting better quantitation of poorly retained anions that elute close to the dip, allows practical gradient chromatography, and improves noise levels and attainable detection limits. In hydroxide eluent chromatography, the device largely removes the response from CO(2) present in the samples; this greatly aids atmospheric trace gas analysis by IC. Device dimensions are such that the dispersion introduced by the device is small.
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