Sciencemadness Discussion Board

HPLC peak prediction

Mildronate - 24-2-2013 at 10:05

Does anbody know something about peak prediction in liquid chromatography?

Ephesian - 24-2-2013 at 13:24

hplc instruments are usually set up as "reversed phase" meaning non-polar stationary phase and a polar mobile phase. This means that your separation will be based on the molecules degree of hydrophobicity. reversed phase is a very polar environment, so will have a stronger affinity for polar molecules (hence the term like-dissolves-like) and your non-polar will elute first following will be the polar molecules in increasing polarity.

phlogiston - 24-2-2013 at 14:52

What type of solid phase are you using? Ion exchange, reverse phase, HILIC, gel filtration, affinity, something else?

Mildronate - 25-2-2013 at 04:34

I use revese phase only. I find that there is some prediction software, but i realy dont belive it can work. In GC there is Kovach index and all is simple, but in hplc?

phlogiston - 25-2-2013 at 06:06

It is more complex than in GC. This page describes a method that seems useable:

http://www.retentionprediction.org/hplc/howitworks.php