HPLC

A panel of experts give their opinions about the current trends in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) instrumentation and how the technology could develop in the future.

Questions from the e-mail bag are considered in this month's instalment.

A look at the role of micro-LC–MS to reduce the environmental impact of chromatography laboratories.

This article describes the GC–MS and LC–MS screening methods developed by the Environment Agency for England and Wales for the analysis of both low-volumn water samples and extracts obtained from various designs of passive samplers.

In honor of LCGC's celebration of 30 years covering the latest developments in separation science, we asked a panel of experts (listed in the sidebar) about the current state of the art of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) instrumentation and how the technology will develop in the future.

Retention-time drift, temperature control and broad peaks from a new column are the topics of this month's discussion.

This article will shed some light on recent developments of micro-LC and the possibility of applying fast separations while reducing toxic and costly solvent waste.

The Column spoke to Martin Giera of Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands, about developments in biomarker discovery.

The article investigates the ELSD response variation with supercritical carbon dioxide-based mobile phases and compares the response with HPLC.

What do you do when the peak shape changes?

The use of interactive liquid chromatography using porous graphite as a stationary phase and gradients of long chain alcohols and chlorinated aromatics to separate olefin-based elastomers according to their chemical composition is discussed.

A method for the assay of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and five known and unknown impurities was developed in accordance with Quality by Design (QbD) principles.

A novel "green chromatography" method for analysing melamine in milk is described. The method uses 100% water as the eluent and in the sample preparation stage and is reported to be a reliable and cost-effective method for laboratories in developing countries.

Will an internal standard always improve data quality?

What happens when the same method gives different retention times on different instruments?

In this review, the most recent LC–MS approaches are discussed, as well as the technical requirements for linking an LC system to a mass spectrometer. The advantages of on-line 2DLC in the "comprehensive" mode are also illustrated and selected applications for the analysis of common foodstuffs, such as triacylglycerols, carotenoids and polyphenols, are described. Finally, future trends for LC–MS in food analysis are reported.

On-line heart-cut LC–GC and, more recently, comprehensive LC–GC (LC?GC) are very powerful analytical techniques because of the combination of the selectivity features of LC with the high efficiency of GC. This article presents an overview of the most recently used interfacing systems, as well as applications in the food analysis.

What do you do when an unexpected peak appears in the chromatogram?

Triple quadrupole LC/MS analysis of aflatoxins in food samples eliminates the need for expensive immuno-affinity cleanup columns and reduces the probability of false positives to almost zero.

This application note describes the use of triggered Multiple Reaction Monitoring (tMRM) for the analysis of pesticide residues applied to chamomile and ginger extracts. The analysis is performed using the Agilent 1290 LC system coupled to a 6460 Triple Quadrupole LC/MS with tMRM acquisition.

Wine is a beverage produced and consumed throughout the world and is a highly valued commodity. Its classification and authenticity can be very important.

More than 1000 pesticides are currently used worldwide in the treatment of soil and crops. Many countries have established allowable levels of those pesticides in food to protect consumers. While these maximum residue levels (MRLs) vary, the default tolerance is 10 parts per billion (ppb).

What happens when the same method gives different retention times on different instruments?

What happens when the same method gives different retention times on different instruments?

How ethylene-bridged hybrid inorganic–organic (BEH) particles are prepared and how their special qualities can be used to improve separations