Supercritical Fluid Chromatography

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Supercritical Fluid Chromatography

The aim of this module is to introduce supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) as a powerful solution for chromatographic analysis. The basic aspects of SFC are explained and the fundamental hardware typically used with the technique discussed.

At the end of this module you will be able to understand the benefits and limitations of supercritical fluid chromatography as well as identify some instrumentation typically used in supercritical fluid chromatography.

Topics include:

Introduction
Supercritical fluids
Modes of chromatography
SFC applications
SFC instrumentation
Packed SFC
Capillary SFC
The mobile phase
Exhaust gases
Organic modifiers
Pumping issues
SFC columns
SFC stationary phases
SFC column selection
Detection
Pressure regulators
Advantages and disadvantages of SFC

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