Characterization and correlation of mobile phase dispersion of aqueous-organic solvent systems in centrifugal
A Fromme1, C Fischer1, K Keine1
1Laboratory of Plant and Process Design, Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany.
Abstract:
To reach a high separation efficiency using Centrifugal Partition Chromatography (CPC), the fluid dynamical behavior of the liquid-liquid two-phase systems must be clearly understood. The fluid dynamics, namely the dispersion, the coalescence, and the stationary phase retention, have a high impact on a separation. Especially the mobile phase dispersion influences the mass transfer during a separation. In this study, the mobile phase dispersion of different aqueous-organic solvent systems was characterized for ascending and descending mode via video analysis. Thereby the influence of the physical properties of the solvent systems, the operating parameters, and the geometry of the chamber inlet was investigated systematically using dimensional analysis. With the help of the dimensionless numbers Ohnesorge number (OhCPC), Eötvös number (EoCPC), and Weber number (WeCPC) the impact of the solvent system, the plant parameters, and the operating parameters on the mobile phase dispersion could be described. Inside the three dimensional area, spanned by the dimensionless numbers, each state of mobile phase dispersion (undispersed, low dispersed, highly dispersed, and atomized) could be allocated to an individual region for both operating modes. Moreover, differences in mobile phase deflection depending on the operating mode and a possible reason for these were described.
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