WO2015029252A1 - 圧力制御バルブ及び超臨界流体クロマトグラフ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a pressure control valve and a supercritical fluid chromatograph using the pressure control valve.
- SFC Supercritical Fluid Chromatography
- SFC is a chromatography in which carbon dioxide or the like is subjected to a certain temperature and pressure to form a supercritical fluid, and the supercritical fluid is used as a solvent.
- Supercritical fluids have both liquid and gas properties and are characterized by being more diffusive and less viscous than liquids.
- the SFC device In order to keep the solvent in a supercritical state, it is generally necessary to set the flow rate to a minute flow rate of 3 ml / min or less and the pressure in the flow path system to 10 MPa or more. For this reason, the SFC device is provided with a pressure control valve for maintaining the flow path system at a constant pressure of 10 MPa or more on the rear stage side of the analytical column.
- Patent Document 1 As a pressure control valve, there is a method of adjusting a gap (opening area) between a valve seat provided with an inlet flow path and a valve body that closes the inlet flow path (see Patent Document 1), A system that adjusts the channel width (opening area) by driving (see Patent Document 2), a needle is inserted into the orifice opening at the end of the inlet channel, and the gap is determined depending on the insertion depth of the needle into the orifice opening. There is a method of adjusting (opening area) (see Patent Document 3).
- Diaphragm valves generally have an inlet channel in the center of the valve chamber, and control the pressure by pressing and closing the valve body (diaphragm) against the orifice valve seat of the inlet channel, and the outlet is the peripheral part. It is arranged at one place. In this structure, the internal volume of the control chamber is increased, and there is a volume (dead volume) that does not contribute to the flow of fluid on the side opposite to the outlet channel as viewed from the inlet channel.
- a pinch valve is mentioned as a valve with a small dead volume (refer patent document 6).
- an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe are inserted into both ends of a deformable valve tube, and the pressure area is controlled by adjusting the opening area from the inlet pipe to the outlet pipe by crushing the valve tube.
- Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-190761 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-172688 JP-A-8-338832 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-177670 JP 2011-202681 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-49959
- an object of the present invention is to reduce the dead volume in the pressure control valve for SFC.
- a pressure control valve includes a pressure control block having two internal flow paths each having an opening at each end on a bottom surface of the digging hole and a digging hole dug vertically from one outer surface; A valve body that has elasticity and covers the bottom surface of the digging hole; and a sealing member that presses a portion of the valve body that is in contact with a peripheral portion of the portion where the opening is provided on the bottom surface against the bottom surface of the digging hole And an actuator that drives a portion of the valve body that contacts the portion provided with the opening in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the dug hole.
- a gap generated between the bottom surface of the dug hole and the valve body constitutes a pressure control space for controlling the pressure.
- the valve body since the valve body is in direct contact with the mobile phase under high pressure, it is necessary to have chemical resistance and pressure resistance.
- carbon dioxide which is a mobile phase, is vaporized by a rapid drop in pressure, and may be instantly cooled due to the heat of vaporization to generate dry ice. Therefore, it is preferable that the valve body is made of a resistant material having chemical resistance, impact resistance, and pressure resistance. If it does so, the damage of the valve body by dry ice will be suppressed, and the durability of a pressure control valve can be aimed at.
- a resistant material include resins such as polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyether ether ketone (PEEK), and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene.
- the valve body is composed of an elastic member having elasticity and a protective film interposed between the elastic member and the bottom surface of the digging hole, and the protective film is a resistant material having chemical resistance, impact resistance and pressure resistance. It may be constituted by. Also by this method, damage to the valve body due to dry ice is suppressed, and durability of the pressure control valve can be improved.
- the digging hole is formed in a columnar shape
- the sealing member has a cylindrical portion fitted in the digging hole
- the actuator penetrates the cylindrical portion of the sealing member.
- a screw is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the digging hole, and a screw that is screwed with the screw on the inner peripheral surface of the digging hole is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion of the sealing member, It is preferable that the position of the cylindrical portion in the depth direction is changed by the rotation of the sealing member. If it does so, a sealing member can be attached or detached only by rotating a sealing member, and an assembly and disassembly of a pressure control valve become easy.
- a supercritical fluid chromatograph includes an analysis channel, a mobile phase supply unit that supplies a mobile phase to the analysis channel, a sample introduction unit that introduces a sample into the analysis channel, and a sample on the analysis channel.
- a separation column disposed downstream of the introduction unit, a detector disposed downstream of the separation column on the analysis flow path and detecting the sample components separated by the separation column, and a detector disposed on the analysis flow path
- a pressure control valve of the present invention that controls the pressure in the analysis flow path to a pressure at which the mobile phase becomes a supercritical state.
- the pressure control space is very small, and the dead volume is almost no. not exist. As a result, components separated in the SFC separation column are not mixed in the pressure control valve, and the separation performance of the separation column is not impaired.
- the supercritical fluid chromatograph of the present invention is configured to control the pressure in the analysis flow path using the pressure control valve of the present invention, the separation performance of the separation column is not impaired and accurate separation analysis is performed. Can be performed.
- FIG. 1 is a flow chart schematically showing one embodiment of a supercritical fluid chromatograph.
- a carbon dioxide liquid supply passage 2 for supplying liquid carbon dioxide by a pump 6 and a methanol liquid supply passage 4 for supplying methanol as a modifier by a pump 10 are connected to a mixer 14.
- An analysis flow path 16 is connected to the mixer 14.
- a sample injection unit (autosampler) 18 for injecting a sample into the analysis channel 16, a separation column 20, a detector 22, and a pressure control valve 24 are arranged on the analysis channel 16.
- Carbon dioxide and methanol are mixed by the mixer 14 and introduced into the analysis channel 16 as a mobile phase.
- the carbon dioxide feed channel 2, the methanol feed channel 4, and the mixer 14 constitute a mobile phase feeding unit.
- the analysis flow path 16 is controlled to have an internal pressure of 10 MPa or more by the pressure control valve 24, and the mobile phase introduced into the analysis flow path 16 is in a supercritical fluid state.
- the sample injected by the sample injection unit 18 is transported to the separation column 20 by the mobile phase that has become a supercritical fluid, separated for each component, and discharged to the outside through the detector 22 and the pressure control valve 24.
- a mass spectrometer (MS) may be connected to the rear stage side of the pressure control valve 24.
- the pressure control valve 24 includes a pressure control block 30.
- the material of the pressure control block 30 is a material excellent in chemical resistance and pressure resistance, for example, stainless steel (SUS316).
- a dug hole 32 dug into a columnar shape perpendicular to one outer surface of the pressure control block 30 is provided.
- the corners of the side surfaces of the pressure control block 30 facing each other are tapered, and pipe connection portions 36a and 36b are provided in the tapered portions, respectively.
- An end of the pipe 40a is fixed to the pipe connecting part 36a by a fixing member 42a made of a ferrule and a mail nut.
- the end of the pipe 40b is fixed to the pipe connecting part 36b by a fixing member 42b made of a ferrule and a mail nut.
- the inner diameters of the pipes 40a and 40b are, for example, 0.1 mm.
- the mobile phase flows in through the pipe 40a and flows out through the pipe 40b.
- the pressure control block 30 includes an internal flow path 38a that communicates with the pipe connection portion 36a and an internal flow path 38b that communicates with the pipe connection portion 36b.
- the end portions of the internal channels 38a and 38b reach the center of the bottom surface 34 of the dug hole 32, respectively, and form two openings 39a and 39b in the bottom surface 34 of the dug hole 32 (see FIG. 2B).
- the pipes 40a and 40b communicate with the central portion of the bottom surface 34 of the dug hole 32 through the internal flow paths 38a and 38b, respectively.
- the flow paths 38a and 38b form an angle of 60 ° with respect to an axis perpendicular to the surface where the digging hole 32 is provided (the angle formed by the flow paths 38a and 38b is 120 °).
- the ends of the paths 38 a and 38 b are formed so as to converge at the center of the bottom surface 34 of the dug hole 32.
- the inner diameters of the flow paths 38a and 38b are, for example, 0.3 mm or
- a disc-like valve element 44 is disposed on the bottom surface 34 of the digging hole 32.
- the valve body 44 is made of a resistant material having chemical resistance, impact resistance and pressure resistance. Resistive materials include resins such as PBT, PEEK, and ultra-high molecular polyethylene.
- the valve body 44 covers the entire bottom surface 34 of the dug hole 32, and the peripheral edge thereof is pressed against the bottom surface 34 side of the dug hole 32 by the sealing member 46.
- the sealing member 46 is a cylindrical member having a through hole at the center, and a screw is formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof. On the inner peripheral surface of the dug hole 32, a screw that is screwed with a screw on the outer peripheral surface of the sealing member 46 is formed.
- the sealing member 46 can be moved up and down in the dug hole 32 by rotating the sealing member 46.
- the front end surface inserted in the dug hole 32 of the sealing member 46 is in contact with the peripheral part of the valve body 44, and presses the peripheral part of the valve body 44 against the bottom surface 34 of the dug hole 32.
- the sealing member 46 only needs to be made of a material that is somewhat hard, such as PEEK resin or stainless steel, in order to press the valve body 44 toward the dug hole 32, and does not need to have chemical resistance.
- a push rod 48 passes through the central through hole of the sealing member 46.
- the inner diameter of the through hole of the sealing member 46 is, for example, about 2 mm, and the push rod 48 has an outer diameter slightly smaller than that.
- the front end of the push rod 48 is in contact with the central portion of the valve body 44.
- the push rod 48 is driven in one direction (vertical direction in the figure) by the actuator 56.
- the actuator 56 will be described later.
- a slight gap is generated between the central portion of the bottom surface 34 of the dug hole 32 and the valve body 44 due to the pressure of the mobile phase flowing from the pipe 40a, and the mobile phase flows through the gap.
- the height of the gap between the bottom surface 34 of the dug hole 32 and the valve body 44 when the pressure in the upstream flow path is maintained at a pressure of 10 MPa or more is several ⁇ m.
- the internal volume becomes 1 ⁇ L or less. For this reason, it is possible to control the pressure with high accuracy in a state where a very small amount of mobile phase is circulated. Furthermore, since the peripheral edge of the valve body 44 is pressed against the bottom surface 34 and sealed, there is almost no dead volume that becomes a stagnation point of the mobile phase.
- a valve body composed of an elastic member 44a and a protective film 44b may be used instead of the valve body 44 of FIG. 2A.
- the elastic member 44a is made of a rubber material (for example, Viton (registered trademark), Kalrez (registered trademark), Perflo (registered trademark)) that is more elastic than the valve body 44 of the above embodiment, and the protective film 44b It consists of a resistant material with chemical resistance, impact resistance and pressure resistance.
- the sealing member 46 is rotated to displace the sealing member 46 in the dug hole 32, and the force for pressing the peripheral portion of the valve body 44 against the bottom surface of the dug hole 32 is adjusted.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- a flange portion having an outer diameter larger than that of the dug hole 32 is provided in a portion that is not inserted into the dug hole 32 of the sealing member 46 a, and the flange portion is It may be fixed to the pressure control block 30 by screws.
- the actuator 56 includes a stepping motor 70 and a piezo element 72.
- the piezo element 72 displaces a displacement portion 72a arranged vertically downward in the vertical direction.
- the dynamic range of the piezo element 72 is about 10 ⁇ m, but has a control resolution in nanometer units. That is, the position of the displacement portion 72a can be controlled in nanometer units according to the magnitude of the voltage applied between 0 and 100V.
- the tip of the displacement portion 72a is in contact with the pressing rod 54, and the gap between the recess 42 and the projection 44b in the pressure control block 30 can be controlled in nanometer units by controlling the voltage applied to the piezo element 72.
- the piezo element 72, the displacement portion 72a, and the pressing rod 54 constitute a piezo mechanism.
- the piezo element 72 is held by a piezo holding member 76.
- the stepping motor 70 rotates the rod screw 74 in the forward direction or the reverse direction by an angle corresponding to one step when a positive or negative voltage of one pulse is applied.
- the piezo holding member 76 is held while being screwed with the bar screw 74, and is raised or lowered according to the rotation of the bar screw 74.
- the stepping motor 70, the rod screw 74, and the piezo holding member 76 constitute a stepping mechanism.
- the rotation direction of the stepping motor 70 is defined as a forward direction in which the piezo holding member 76 is lowered and a reverse direction in which the piezo holding member 76 is raised.
- the stepping motor 70 and the piezo element 72 are controlled by the control unit 80.
- Analysis information such as the flow rate of the mobile phase and the pressure in the analysis flow path 16 is set in the control unit 80 by the analyst via the input unit 81.
- the control unit 80 Based on the set pressure value (set value), the control unit 80 performs control so that the pressure in the analysis flow path 16 becomes the set value.
- the control unit 80 includes piezo control means 80a, stepping motor control means 80b, and start position adjusting means 80c for controlling the stepping motor 70 and the piezo element 72.
- the piezo control means 80a is configured to control the voltage applied to the piezo element 72 so that the pressure in the analysis flow path 16 becomes a set value.
- a pressure sensor 82 for measuring the pressure in the analysis flow path 16 is provided, and the measurement value of the pressure sensor 82 is taken into the control unit 80.
- the piezo control means 80a outputs an applied voltage to the piezo element 72 so that the measured value of the pressure sensor 82 becomes a set value.
- the piezo control means 80a includes a feedback control circuit shown in FIG.
- the feedback control circuit is configured to input a measured value and a set value of the pressure sensor 82 to the operational amplifier 90 and output a value obtained by amplifying the difference at a constant magnification as a piezo applied voltage.
- the piezo applied voltage output from the feedback control circuit is taken into the control unit 80.
- the stepping motor control means 80b is configured to adjust the position of the stepping motor 70 in accordance with the driving state of the piezo element 72.
- the piezo element 72 is controlled so that the measured value of the pressure sensor 82 becomes a set value. However, when the environmental temperature, the composition of the mobile phase, or the like changes, the piezo element necessary for setting the measured value of the pressure sensor 82 to the set value.
- the driving amount of the element 72 may change, and the dynamic range of the piezo element 72 may be outside the range.
- the stepping motor control means 80b drives the stepping motor 70 to adjust the position of the piezo element 72 when the driving amount necessary for setting the measurement value of the pressure sensor 82 to be out of the dynamic range of the piezo element 72. By changing, the range of the amount of displacement that can be controlled by the piezo element 72 is changed.
- Whether or not to operate the stepping motor 70 is determined based on whether or not the voltage applied to the piezo element 72 is between a preset upper limit value (for example, 70V) and a lower limit value (for example, 30V).
- the stepping motor control means 80b periodically monitors the voltage applied to the piezo element 72, and drives the stepping motor 70 when the voltage applied to the piezo element 72 exceeds the upper limit value or falls below the lower limit value.
- the voltage applied to the piezo element 72 is always kept between the upper limit value and the lower limit value.
- the start position information adjusting unit 80c adjusts the stepping motor 70 to an appropriate start position based on the analysis conditions input via the input unit 81 and the start position information held in the start position information holding unit 88. It is configured. From the analysis conditions input via the input unit 81, it is possible to determine the approximate amount of displacement of the drive unit 72a necessary for setting the pressure in the analysis flow path 16 to the set pressure, and the calculated drive unit 72a. The appropriate position of the stepping motor 70 (the number of steps in the forward direction or the reverse direction) can be determined from the amount of displacement of.
- the start position information holding unit 88 holds information on the relationship between the set pressure and the flow rate of the mobile phase and the position of the stepping motor 70 as start position information, and the start position information adjusting means 80c receives the input analysis.
- the start position of the stepping motor 70 is determined based on the condition and the start position information of the start position information holding unit 80c, and the stepping motor 70 is driven to the start position.
- the voltage applied to the piezo element 72 is set so that the measured value of the pressure sensor 82 is equal to the set value.
- the measured value of the pressure sensor 82 is taken at regular intervals, the difference between the taken measured value of the pressure sensor 82 and the set value is taken, and a voltage corresponding to the difference is applied to the piezo element 72.
- the start position of the stepping motor 70 is determined based on the set analysis conditions and the start position information of the start position information holding unit 88, and the stepping motor 70 is adjusted to the start position. Thereafter, the voltage applied from the piezo drive unit 84 to the piezo element 72 is taken in at regular intervals. If the applied voltage exceeds the upper limit value, the stepping motor 70 is advanced by one step (rotated in the forward direction), and if the applied voltage is lower than the lower limit value, the stepping motor 70 is returned by one step (reverse) Rotate in the direction).
- control frequency of the stepping motor 70 is not sufficiently slow compared to the control frequency of the piezo element 72, the stepping motor 70 will oscillate beyond the normal movable region of the piezo element 72. It is preferably about once every 10 to 100 milliseconds.
- FIG. 9 shows temporal changes in the piezoelectric applied voltage and the analysis channel pressure when the pressure in the analysis channel of the critical fluid chromatograph is controlled by the actuator 56 of FIG.
- Each point of A to E in this figure indicates a point in time when the stepping motor 70 is driven.
- the upper limit value of the piezo applied voltage that is the motive for driving the stepping motor 70 was set to 70V
- the lower limit value was set to 30V
- the pressure in the analysis flow path was set to 10 MPa.
- the pressure in the analysis flow path is controlled within a range of about ⁇ 0.01 MPa with respect to the set pressure of 10 MPa. This is because the stepping motor 70 adjusts the position of the piezo element 72 in accordance with the voltage applied to the piezo element 72, so that the piezo element 72 is always driven within the operating range.
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この圧力制御バルブでは、掘込穴の底面と弁体との間に生じる隙間が圧力を制御するための圧力制御空間を構成する。
液体状態の二酸化炭素をポンプ6により送液する二酸化炭素送液流路2と、モディファイアであるメタノールをポンプ10により送液するメタノール送液流路4がミキサ14に接続されている。ミキサ14には分析流路16が接続されている。分析流路16上には、この分析流路16に試料を注入する試料注入部(オートサンプラ)18、分離カラム20、検出器22及び圧力制御バルブ24が配置されている。
この圧力制御バルブ24は圧力制御ブロック30を備えている。圧力制御ブロック30の材質は耐薬品性及び耐圧力性に優れた材料、例えばステンレス(SUS316)である。圧力制御ブロック30の一つの外面に垂直に円柱状に掘り込まれた掘込穴32が設けられている。
ここで、ステッピングモータ70の回転方向を、ピエゾ保持部材76を下降させる方向を順方向、ピエゾ保持部材76を上昇させる方向を逆方向と定義する。
ピエゾ素子72への印加電圧は、圧力センサ82の計測値が設定値と等しくなるように設定される。圧力センサ82の計測値を一定時間ごとに取り込み、取り込んだ圧力センサ82の計測値と設定値との差分をとってその差に応じた電圧をピエゾ素子72に印加する。
分析開始当初、設定された分析条件と開始位置情報保持部88の開始位置情報に基づいてステッピングモータ70の開始位置を割り出し、ステッピングモータ70をその開始位置に調節する。その後、ピエゾ駆動部84からピエゾ素子72への印加電圧を一定時間ごとに取り込む。取り込んだ印加電圧が上限値を超えている場合はステッピングモータ70を1ステップだけ進め(順方向へ回転させ)、印加電圧が下限値を下回っている場合はステッピングモータ70を1ステップだけ戻す(逆方向へ回転させる)。
4 メタノール送液流路
6,10 ポンプ
8 二酸化炭素
12 メタノール(モディファイア)
14 ミキサ
16 分析流路
18 試料注入部
20 分離カラム
22 検出器
24 圧力制御バルブ
30 圧力制御ブロック
32 掘込穴
34 掘込穴底面
36a,36b 配管接続部
38a,38b 内部流路
40a,40b 配管
42a,42b 固定部材
44 弁体
46,46a 封止部材
48 押し棒
56 アクチュエータ
70 ステッピングモータ
72 ピエゾ素子
72a 変位部
74 棒ネジ
76 ピエゾ素子保持部
80 制御部
80a ピエゾ制御手段
80b ステッピングモータ制御手段
80c 開始位置調節手段
81 入力部
82 圧力センサ
88 開始位置情報保持部
90 演算増幅器
Claims (6)
- 1つの外面から垂直に掘り込まれた掘込穴、及び前記掘込穴の底面にそれぞれの端部の開口をもつ2本の内部流路を有する圧力制御ブロックと、
弾性を有し前記掘込穴の前記底面を覆う弁体と、
前記弁体のうち、前記底面で前記開口が設けられている部分の周縁部と当接する部分を前記掘込穴の底面に押し付ける封止部材と、
前記弁体のうち、前記開口が設けられている部分と当接する部分を前記掘込穴の前記底面に対して垂直な方向に駆動するアクチュエータと、を備えた圧力制御バルブ。 - 前記弁体は耐薬品性、耐衝撃性及び耐圧力性を備えた耐性材料で構成されている請求項1に記載の圧力制御バルブ。
- 前記弁体は弾力性を有する弾性部材及び前記弾性部材と前記掘込穴の前記底面との間に介在する保護膜で構成され、前記保護膜は耐薬品性、耐衝撃性及び耐圧力性を有する耐性材料により構成されている請求項1に記載の圧力制御バルブ。
- 前記掘込穴は円柱状に形成され、
前記封止部材は前記掘込穴に嵌め込まれた円筒部分を有し、
前記アクチュエータは前記封止部材の前記円筒部分を貫通して先端が前記弁体中央部に接する棒状の部材を駆動するものである請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載の圧力制御バルブ。 - 前記掘込穴の内周面にネジが形成され、前記封止部材の前記円筒部分の外周面に前記掘込穴の内周面のネジと螺合するネジが形成されており、前記封止部材が回転することによって前記円筒部分の前記掘込穴内における深さ方向の位置が変化するように構成されている請求項4に記載の圧力制御バルブ。
- 分析流路と、
前記分析流路に移動相を送液する移動相送液部と、
前記分析流路中に試料を導入する試料導入部と、
前記分析流路上で前記試料導入部よりも下流側に配置された分離カラムと、
前記分析流路上で前記分離カラムよりも下流側に配置され、前記分離カラムで分離された試料成分を検出する検出器と、
前記分析流路上で前記検出器よりも下流側に配置され、前記分析流路内の圧力を前記移動相が超臨界状態となる圧力に制御する請求項1から5のいずれか一項に記載の圧力制御バルブと、を備えた超臨界流体クロマトグラフ。
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