%0 Journal Article
%@ 0167-2940
%A Ohta, K
%A Tanaka, K
%A Haddad, PR
%D 2001
%F epprod:6421
%J TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry
%K Silica; Aluminium; Zirconium; Cation-exchange chromatography; Ion-exclusion chromatography
%N 6-7
%P 330-335
%T Simultaneous separation of common mono- and divalent cations on silica gels modified with aluminium and zirconium
%U http://eprints.utas.edu.au/6421/
%V 20
%X The modification of silica gel with aluminium and zirconium can be used for the preparation of advanced silica-based cation-exchange stationary phases for use in ion chromatography with conductimetric detection (IC-CD) for cations. Silica gels modified with aluminium (Al-silica) and zirconium (Zr-silica) act as cation-exchangers under strongly acidic conditions. Highly sensitive indirect conductimetric detection and excellently simultaneous separation for common mono- and divalent cations (Li+, Na+, NH4+, K+, Mg2+ and Ca2+) can be achieved on the Al-silica and Zr-silica columns in IC-CD by using acidic eluents containing 15-crown-5 (1,3,7,10,13-pentaoxacyclopentadecane). The Al-silica and Zr-silica can also be applied successfully as cation-exchange stationary phases in ion-exclusion chromatography for the separation of various aliphatic and benzenecarboxylic acids.
%Z The definitive version is available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/