Effects of acid treatment on the trace metal content of chromatographic silica: bulk analysis, surface analysis and chromatographic performance of bonded phases

BARRETT, D. A., BROWN, V. A., WATSON, R. C., DAVIES, M. C., SHAW, P. N., RITCHIE, H. J. and ROSS, P. (2000). Effects of acid treatment on the trace metal content of chromatographic silica: bulk analysis, surface analysis and chromatographic performance of bonded phases. Journal of chromatography A, 905 (1-2), 69-83.

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Abstract

A series of studies has been carried out on the effect of refluxing silica chromatography particles for 0.5 h and 18 h in water, dilute hydrochloric acid and dilute hydrofluoric acid. The bulk and surface trace metal concentrations were measured by inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, static secondary ion mass spectrometry (SSIMS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used to determine changes in "isolated" and "bonded" silanol groups. The chromatographic behaviour of a series of weakly basic analytes was investigated on C8 and C18 bonded phases manufactured from the acid-treated silicas. The different reflux treatments all resulted in a reduction in the numbers of isolated silanols compared with the untreated silica and SSIMS analysis suggested that the HF-treated silicas had undergone a more efficient surface rehydroxylation. Bulk trace metals were removed most effectively by the HF treatment, with the multivalent elements (Ti and Al) being the most difficult to remove. Surface specific analysis suggested that trace metals were removed more rapidly from the surface of the silica compared to the bulk matrix and that the acid treatments resulted in halide contamination of the silica surface. Evidence is presented to suggest that the bulk metal content of the silica is not representative of the concentration of metals at the chromatographic surface. The chromatographic investigations showed that the HF-treated silica gave substantially better performance towards weak bases than the HCl-treated silicas.

Item Type: Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Biomedical Research Centre
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)01000-1
Page Range: 69-83
Depositing User: Ann Betterton
Date Deposited: 27 Feb 2008
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 21:45
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/383

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