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Dependence of electroosmotic flow in capillary electrophoresis on Group I and II metal ions
J E Dickens1, J Gorse, J A Everhart
1Department of Chemistry, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH 44017.
Abstract:
The effect of Group I and II metal ions on electroosmotic flow in capillary electrophoresis in fused-silica capillaries is characterized. The electroosmotic mobility of aqueous mobile phases of lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium and barium acetates in fused-silica capillaries is measured as a function of pH at constant voltage. Cross contamination is avoided by using separate columns for each study and pH control is maintained with the aid of He sparging. The shape of a plot of pH vs. electroosmotic mobility depends on the particular cation used which in turn depends on the surface sorption properties of the ions. Column history is demonstrated to have an effect on electroosmotic flow and therefore retention times. The resolution of a test mixture is optimal in the lithium-based buffer.
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