
In preparative chiral supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), adding 2.5–5% water cuts retention times and narrows collection windows, boosting throughput.

Xiaochun (Alex) Wang has more than 15 years of experience in separation science, specializing in chiral and achiral supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), preparative chromatography, and analytical method development. His research focuses on advancing practical and innovative separation technologies to support pharmaceutical discovery and development. He is the corresponding author of the recent Journal of Chromatography A publication, “Characterization of Low-Level Water Addition for Preparative Chiral SFC”.

In preparative chiral supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), adding 2.5–5% water cuts retention times and narrows collection windows, boosting throughput.