Ultra-pure silica gel of more than 99.99% purity is used for the COSMOSIL SL-II packed column series. This column provides improved separation and reproducibility for compounds with carbonyl or phenol hydroxyl groups, which are often problematic to separate using conventional silica gel columns.
| Packing material | SL-II |
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| Silica gel | high purity porous spherical silica |
| Average particle size | 3, 5, 15 μm |
| Average pore size | approx. 120 A |
| Specific surface area | approx. 300 m2/g |
| Stationary phase |
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| Condition | |||
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| Column size | 4.6 mm I.D. × 250 mm | Detection | UV 254 nm, 0.5AUFS |
| Mobile phase | methanol : hexane = 10 : 90 | Sample |
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| Flow rate | 1 ml/min | ||
| Temperature | 30°C | ||
COSMOSIL SL-II offers sharper peak compared with packing materials for medium-pressure liquid chromatography and open chromatography.
| Column | 5SL-II | A company cartridge (30 μm silica gel) |
B company cartridge (60 μm silica gel) |
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| Column size | 20 mm I.D. × 250 mm | 26 mm I.D. × 104 mm | 26 mm I.D. × 104 mm |
| Pressure | 1.3 MPa | 0.25 MPa | 0.15 MPa |
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| Condition | |||
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| Mobile phase | ethanol : hexane = 5 : 95 | Sample |
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| Flow rate | 10 ml/min | ||
| Temperature | room temperature | ||
| Detection | UV 254 nm | ||
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 |
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| Mobile phase is optimized by using 4.6 mm I.D. × 250 mm column |
Maximum load capacity is optimized by using 4.6 mm I.D. × 250 mm column |
Preparative separation by using 20 mm I.D. × 250 mm column |
| As mobile phase, highly soluble solvent for sample is suitable. | Maximum injection volume 56 μl (28 mg) | Maximum injection volume 1,050 μl (525 mg) (19 times higher than 4.6 mm I.D.) |
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| Condition | ||||
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| Mobile phase | ethyl acetate : hexane = 10 : 90 | Sample | 1.1-Naphthol | ![]() |
| Flow rate | 4.6 mm I.D. : 1 ml/min 20 mm I.D. : 18.9 ml/min |
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| Temperature | room temperature | 2.2-Naphthol | ![]() |
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| Detection | UV 254 nm | |||
| Product name | Size | Product No. |
|---|---|---|
| COSMOSIL 5SL-II Guard Column | ||
| 4.6 mm l.D.×10 mm | 37997-01 | |
| 10 mm l.D.×20 mm | 37998-91 | |
| 20 mm l.D.×20 mm | 05874-91 | |
| 20 mm l.D.×50 mm | 05875-81 | |
| 28 mm l.D.×50 mm | 34359-51 | |
| COSMOSIL 5SL-II Packed Column | ||
| 4.6 mm l.D.×50 mm | 37999-81 | |
| 4.6 mm l.D.×100 mm | 38000-01 | |
| 4.6 mm l.D.×150 mm | 38001-91 | |
| 4.6 mm l.D.×250 mm | 38002-81 | |
| 6.0 mm l.D.×150 mm | 38003-71 | |
| 6.0 mm l.D.×250 mm | 38004-61 | |
| 10 mm l.D.×250 mm | 38005-51 | |
| 20 mm l.D.×250 mm | 38006-41 | |
| 28 mm l.D.×250 mm | 34358-61 |
| Product name | Size | Product No. |
|---|---|---|
| COSMOSIL 15SL-II Guard Column | ||
| 28 mm l.D.×50 mm | 05892-51 | |
| 50 mm l.D.×50 mm | 05894-31 | |
| COSMOSIL 15SL-II Packed Column | ||
| 28 mm l.D.×250 mm | 05893-41 | |
| 50 mm l.D.×250 mm | 05895-21 | |
| 50 mm l.D.×500 mm | 05896-11 |
| Product name | Size | Product No. |
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| COSMOSIL 3SL-II Packed Column | ||
| 4.6 mm l.D.×10 mm | 38059-61 | |
| 4.6 mm l.D.×50 mm | 38060-21 | |
| 4.6 mm l.D.×100 mm | 38061-11 |