DE2926521A1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zur erhoehung des durchsatzes eines chromatographiesystems - Google Patents
Verfahren und vorrichtung zur erhoehung des durchsatzes eines chromatographiesystemsInfo
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- DE2926521A1 DE2926521A1 DE19792926521 DE2926521A DE2926521A1 DE 2926521 A1 DE2926521 A1 DE 2926521A1 DE 19792926521 DE19792926521 DE 19792926521 DE 2926521 A DE2926521 A DE 2926521A DE 2926521 A1 DE2926521 A1 DE 2926521A1
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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- G01N30/00—Investigating or analysing materials by separation into components using adsorption, absorption or similar phenomena or using ion-exchange, e.g. chromatography or field flow fractionation
- G01N30/02—Column chromatography
- G01N30/26—Conditioning of the fluid carrier; Flow patterns
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US05/922,712 US4204952A (en) | 1978-07-07 | 1978-07-07 | Chromatographic apparatus and method |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| DE2926521A1 true DE2926521A1 (de) | 1980-01-17 |
| DE2926521C2 DE2926521C2 (en, 2012) | 1989-05-11 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| DE19792926521 Granted DE2926521A1 (de) | 1978-07-07 | 1979-06-30 | Verfahren und vorrichtung zur erhoehung des durchsatzes eines chromatographiesystems |
Country Status (12)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US4204952A (en, 2012) |
| JP (1) | JPS5512486A (en, 2012) |
| AU (1) | AU518102B2 (en, 2012) |
| BE (1) | BE877273A (en, 2012) |
| CA (1) | CA1132371A (en, 2012) |
| CH (1) | CH639000A5 (en, 2012) |
| DE (1) | DE2926521A1 (en, 2012) |
| FR (1) | FR2430614A1 (en, 2012) |
| GB (1) | GB2024647B (en, 2012) |
| IT (1) | IT1119074B (en, 2012) |
| NL (1) | NL7901754A (en, 2012) |
| SE (1) | SE7901263L (en, 2012) |
Families Citing this family (27)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4392873A (en) * | 1981-06-12 | 1983-07-12 | Brockington Francis R | Continuous vapor phase chromatography |
| JPS60219554A (ja) * | 1984-04-16 | 1985-11-02 | Yokogawa Hokushin Electric Corp | 多量成分中の微量成分を測定する方法およびその装置 |
| EP0207537B1 (en) * | 1985-06-28 | 1993-01-13 | Shell Internationale Researchmaatschappij B.V. | Chromatographic analyzer |
| US4630469A (en) * | 1985-09-30 | 1986-12-23 | Phillips Petroleum Company | Sample homogenizer |
| US4724081A (en) * | 1986-04-28 | 1988-02-09 | Soken Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha | Process and apparatus for separation by liquid chromatography |
| DE3717456C1 (de) * | 1987-05-23 | 1988-07-21 | Eberhard Gerstel | Gaschromatograph und Verfahren zur gaschromatographischen Trennung |
| US5057437A (en) * | 1988-07-27 | 1991-10-15 | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | Method for broad spectrum drug detection |
| GB2223692A (en) * | 1988-09-16 | 1990-04-18 | Philips Nv | Liquid chromatography |
| FI82553C (fi) * | 1989-07-04 | 1991-03-11 | Valtion Teknillinen | Foerfarande och anordning foer kromatografisk separation. |
| JP2834224B2 (ja) * | 1989-10-18 | 1998-12-09 | 株式会社日立製作所 | 液体クロマトグラフィーによる試料の分析装置 |
| US5071547A (en) * | 1990-03-23 | 1991-12-10 | Separations Technology, Inc. | Column chromatographic column apparatus with switching capability |
| US5281256A (en) * | 1990-09-28 | 1994-01-25 | Regents Of The University Of Michigan | Gas chromatography system with column bifurcation and tunable selectivity |
| JPH06138115A (ja) * | 1991-04-25 | 1994-05-20 | Shimadzu Corp | 試料成分分取装置 |
| US5288310A (en) * | 1992-09-30 | 1994-02-22 | The Regents Of The University Of Michigan | Adsorbent trap for gas chromatography |
| US5346622A (en) * | 1993-03-04 | 1994-09-13 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Hydrocarbon class separation and quantitation by split column effluent analysis |
| US5352585A (en) * | 1993-06-29 | 1994-10-04 | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | System for benzodiazepine detection |
| DE19711173A1 (de) * | 1997-03-18 | 1998-09-24 | Sartorius Gmbh | Verfahren und Anlage für die adsorptive Stofftrennung |
| FR2787576B1 (fr) | 1998-12-22 | 2001-01-12 | Inst Francais Du Petrole | Procede et dispositif d'analyse integree pour la caracterisation d'hydrocarbures, par simulation de distillation |
| GB0025018D0 (en) * | 2000-10-12 | 2000-11-29 | Micromass Ltd | Apparatus method for isotopically analysing samples |
| US6632268B2 (en) * | 2001-02-08 | 2003-10-14 | Oakland University | Method and apparatus for comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography |
| US7089763B2 (en) * | 2002-02-25 | 2006-08-15 | Worldwide Water, L.L.C. | Portable, potable water recovery and dispensing apparatus |
| US10948483B2 (en) | 2013-04-08 | 2021-03-16 | Chromacon Ag | Method for control, monitoring and/or optimization of a chromatographic process |
| US10099156B2 (en) | 2013-04-08 | 2018-10-16 | Chromacon Ag | Chromatographic purification method |
| EP3519807B1 (en) | 2016-09-28 | 2024-08-14 | Evosep ApS | System for subjecting a sample to chromatographic analysis |
| CN110178027A (zh) * | 2016-09-28 | 2019-08-27 | 埃沃赛普私人有限责任公司 | 使用低压双重梯度再集中的色谱分析 |
| CN109923413A (zh) * | 2016-11-15 | 2019-06-21 | 株式会社资生堂 | 多级色谱分析方法及分析系统 |
| WO2024238315A1 (en) * | 2023-05-12 | 2024-11-21 | Wayne State University | Process for using modified dtpa-associated organosilica media for producing individually separated high purity rare earth elements |
Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3002583A (en) * | 1957-06-10 | 1961-10-03 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Fluid separation by gas chromatography |
| US3373872A (en) * | 1964-04-13 | 1968-03-19 | Ceskoslovenska Akademie Ved | Apparatus for carrying out a rapid chromatography of amino acid and similar mixtures |
| US3508880A (en) * | 1966-01-07 | 1970-04-28 | Ceskoslovenska Akademie Ved | Apparatus for carrying out chromatographic analyses of amino acids,their mixtures and similar materials |
| US4001112A (en) * | 1972-06-14 | 1977-01-04 | Philip Edwin Barker | Method of operating a chromatographic apparatus |
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| US3159019A (en) * | 1959-07-17 | 1964-12-01 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Chromatographic analysis method |
| US3263488A (en) * | 1963-03-04 | 1966-08-02 | Hewlett Packard Co | Method for gas chromatography |
| US3385101A (en) * | 1964-11-16 | 1968-05-28 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Chromatographic analyzer |
| FR1546865A (fr) * | 1966-11-21 | 1968-11-22 | Shell Int Research | Procédé et appareil de séparation chromatographique d'un mélange |
| US3897213A (en) * | 1973-08-06 | 1975-07-29 | Dow Chemical Co | Automated quantitative analysis of ionic species |
| US3918906A (en) * | 1973-08-06 | 1975-11-11 | Dow Chemical Co | Determining total ionic content |
| US4070284A (en) * | 1973-08-20 | 1978-01-24 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Liquid chromatography and apparatus for the same |
| US3992175A (en) * | 1974-02-11 | 1976-11-16 | Toe Jokhannesovich Klementi | Method of and device for chromatographic separation of fluid mixtures into fractions |
| FR2300607A1 (fr) * | 1975-02-13 | 1976-09-10 | Erap | Proce |
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1978
- 1978-07-07 US US05/922,712 patent/US4204952A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1979
- 1979-02-08 CA CA321,124A patent/CA1132371A/en not_active Expired
- 1979-02-13 SE SE7901263A patent/SE7901263L/xx not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1979-03-06 NL NL7901754A patent/NL7901754A/nl not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1979-03-09 JP JP2680979A patent/JPS5512486A/ja active Pending
- 1979-03-27 AU AU45423/79A patent/AU518102B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1979-03-30 GB GB7911178A patent/GB2024647B/en not_active Expired
- 1979-04-27 IT IT67901/79A patent/IT1119074B/it active
- 1979-06-26 BE BE0/195961A patent/BE877273A/xx unknown
- 1979-06-28 FR FR7916708A patent/FR2430614A1/fr active Granted
- 1979-06-30 DE DE19792926521 patent/DE2926521A1/de active Granted
- 1979-07-03 CH CH621179A patent/CH639000A5/de not_active IP Right Cessation
Patent Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3002583A (en) * | 1957-06-10 | 1961-10-03 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Fluid separation by gas chromatography |
| US3373872A (en) * | 1964-04-13 | 1968-03-19 | Ceskoslovenska Akademie Ved | Apparatus for carrying out a rapid chromatography of amino acid and similar mixtures |
| US3508880A (en) * | 1966-01-07 | 1970-04-28 | Ceskoslovenska Akademie Ved | Apparatus for carrying out chromatographic analyses of amino acids,their mixtures and similar materials |
| US4001112A (en) * | 1972-06-14 | 1977-01-04 | Philip Edwin Barker | Method of operating a chromatographic apparatus |
Non-Patent Citations (6)
| Title |
|---|
| Analytical Chemistry, Bd. 30(1958) S. 32-35 * |
| HUSKINS, D.J.: Gas Chromatographs as Industrial Process Analysere Bristol, Adam Hilger Ltd. 1977, S. 49-57 * |
| Journal of Chroatographic Science, Bd. 8 (1970) S. 692-706 * |
| Journal of Chromatographic Science, Bd. 7 (1969) S. 425-433 * |
| KAISER, Rudolf: Chromatographie in der Gasphase, Erster Teil: Gas-Chromatographie Mannheim, Bibliographisches Institut, 1960, S. 157-159 * |
| Technique of Organic Chemistry, Bd. 13(1968) S. 251-258 * |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| GB2024647A (en) | 1980-01-16 |
| AU4542379A (en) | 1980-01-10 |
| DE2926521C2 (en, 2012) | 1989-05-11 |
| US4204952A (en) | 1980-05-27 |
| AU518102B2 (en) | 1981-09-10 |
| GB2024647B (en) | 1982-09-29 |
| IT1119074B (it) | 1986-03-03 |
| FR2430614B1 (en, 2012) | 1984-10-19 |
| CH639000A5 (de) | 1983-10-31 |
| FR2430614A1 (fr) | 1980-02-01 |
| NL7901754A (nl) | 1980-01-09 |
| IT7967901A0 (it) | 1979-04-27 |
| JPS5512486A (en) | 1980-01-29 |
| CA1132371A (en) | 1982-09-28 |
| SE7901263L (sv) | 1980-01-08 |
| BE877273A (fr) | 1979-12-27 |
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