Elution

Elution
Chromatography column

Elution is a term used in analytical and organic chemistry to describe the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions).

In a liquid chromatography experiment, for example, an analyte is generally adsorbed, or "bound to", an adsorbent in a liquid chromatography column. The adsorbent, a solid phase (stationary phase), is a powder which is coated onto a solid support. Based on an adsorbent's composition, it can have varying affinities to "hold" onto other molecules—forming a thin film on its outside surface (or on its internal surface if there are cavities within the compound). Elution then is the process of removing analytes from the adsorbent by running a solvent, called an "eluent", past the adsorbent/analyte complex. As the solvent molecules "elute", or travel down through the chromatography column, they can either pass by the adsorbent/analyte complex or they can displace the analyte by binding to the adsorbent in its place. After the solvent molecules displace the analyte, the analyte can be carried out of the column for analysis. This is why as the mobile phase passes out of the column, it typically flows into a detector or is collected for compositional analysis.

Predicting and controlling the order of elution is a key aspect of column chromatographic methods.

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Eluotropic Series

An eluotropic series is a listing of various compounds in order of eluting power for a given adsorbent. The “eluting power” of a solvent is largely a measure of how well the solvent can "pull" an analyte off the adsorbent to which it is attached. This often happens as the eluent adsorbs onto the stationary phase, displacing the analyte. Such series are useful for determining necessary solvents needed for chromatography of chemical compounds. Normally such a series progresses from non-polar solvents, such as n-hexane, to polar solvents such as methanol or water. The order of solvents in an eluotropic series depends both on the stationary phase as well as on the compound used to determine the order.

Adsorption Strength (Least Strongly Adsorbed -> Most Strongly Adsorbed)
Saturated hydrocarbons; alkyl halides Unsaturated hydrocarbons; Alkenyl Halides Aromatic Hydrocarbons; Aryl Halides Polyhalogenated Hydrocarbons Ethers Esters Aldehydes and Ketones Alcohols Acids and Bases (Amines)
Eluting Power (Least Eluting Power -> Greatest Eluting Power)
Hexane or Pentane Cyclohexane Benzene Dichloromethane Chloroform Ether (anhydrous) Ethyl Acetate (anhydrous) Acetone (anhydrous) Ethanol Methanol Water Pyridine Acetic Acid

Eluent

The eluent is the "carrier" portion of the mobile phase. It moves the analytes through the chromatograph. In liquid chromatography, the eluent is the liquid solvent; in gas chromatography, it is the carrier gas.[1]

Eluate

The eluate, or mobile phase is a combination of the mobile phase "carrier" and the analyte material that emerge from the chromatograph. It specifically includes both the analytes and solutes passing through the column, while the eluent is only the carrier.

Elution Time and Elution Volume

The elution time of a solute is the time between the start of the separation (the time at which the solute enters the column) and the time at which the solute elutes. In the same way, the elution volume is the volume of eluent required to cause elution. Under standard conditions for a known mix of solutes in a certain technique, the elution volume may be enough information to identify solutes. For instance, a mixture of amino acids may be separated by ion-exchange chromatography. Under a particular set of conditions, the amino acids will elute in the same order and at the same elution volume.

References

  1. ^ "IUPAC Gold Book: eluent". International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. http://goldbook.iupac.org/E02040.html. Retrieved 2008-09-28. 
  • Brown, Phillis (2001). Advances in chromatography. CRC Press. pp. 36. ISBN 0824705092. 

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