IonPac NS1 Manual
Document No. 034024-06
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 4
SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................ 6
2.1
System Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 6
2.2
The System Injection Loop, 10 - 15 µL ............................................................................................................... 6
2.3
The IonPac Anion Trap Column ............................................................................................................................ 6
2.4
The IonPac NG1 Guard Column ........................................................................................................................... 7
2.5
Eluent Storage .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.6
Anion Self-Regenerating Suppressor Requirements ............................................................................................ 7
2.7
Detector Requirements ............................................................................................................................................ 8
SECTION 3 - OPERATION .............................................................................................................. 9
3.1
General Operating Conditions ............................................................................................................................... 9
3.2
IonPac NS1 Operation Precautions ....................................................................................................................... 9
3.3
Chemical Purity Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 9
3.3.1 Inorganic Chemicals .................................................................................................................................................. 9
3.3.2 Deionized Water ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
3.3.3 Solvents ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3.4 Acid Modifiers ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.3.5 Base Modifiers ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.4
Preparing Eluents that Contain Solvents ............................................................................................................ 10
3.4.1 Eluents for Reversed-Phase and Ion Suppression ..................................................................................................... 11
3.4.2 Eluents for Gradients ................................................................................................................................................ 11
3.4.3 Eluents for Mobile Phase Ion Chromatography (MPIC) .......................................................................................... 11
3.5
Regenerant Preparation for the Self-Regenerating Suppressors ...................................................................... 11
3.6
Regenerant Preparation for the AMMS-ICE II ................................................................................................. 12
3.7
Using AutoRegen and Eluents Containing Solvents .......................................................................................... 12
3.7.1 ASRS ULTRA II in MPIC Suppression or Chemical Suppression Mode ............................................................... 12
3.7.2 CSRS ULTRA II in Chemical Suppression .............................................................................................................. 13
3.8
Using Pressurized Regenerant Reservoir with the AMMS-ICE II .................................................................. 13
