Dionex AutoTrace 280 Operator’s Manual
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Doc. 065330-05 03/2020
The Dionex AutoTrace 280 saves times, solvent, and labor, ensuring high
reproducibility and productivity for analytical laboratories. The instrument can
process up to six samples in 2 to 3 hours with only 15 minutes of operator
involvement. The Dionex AutoTrace 280 uses powerful pumps (with no check
valves) and proven constant flow technology to efficiently process even the most
difficult samples. With the Dionex AutoTrace 280 and a Thermo Scientific
™
Dionex
™
Accelerated Solvent Extraction (ASE
™
) system, laboratories can
effectively automate the solvent-extraction process for liquid and solid matrices.
The water samples are loaded or directed through the SPE cartridge or disk, using
a pump. (There is a separate pump for each of the six channels.) Loading is
performed in parallel, since this is the rate-limiting step of the SPE process.
Analytes are eluted from the SPE material one channel at a time, using positive
pressure. Positive pressure ensures more uniformity when loading or eluting,
which leads to better reproducibility. Effluent from the SPE adsorbents can be
collected in six different elution containers (11 mm GC vials, 15 mL conical
tubes, 16 x 100 mm test tubes, 17 x 60 mm vials, 4 mL screw cap vials, or 40 mL
collection vials).
Dionex AutoTrace 280 Sample Cleanup Kit (Option)
The Dionex AutoTrace 280 Sample Cleanup Kit (P/N 083614) provides all the
parts required to plumb the standard Dionex AutoTrace 280 for the extraction of
nitrosamine compounds in water. This ensures that the Dionex AutoTrace 280
meets the needs of regulatory methods such as U.S. EPA Method 521. For more
information, contact Technical Support for Dionex products.
AutoTrace Software
AutoTrace software version 1.0.0 (or later) is provided with the system. The
software can be used to create methods that automate the following SPE
processes:
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Conditioning the cartridge or disk
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Loading sample onto the cartridge or disk
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Rinsing the cartridge or disk
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Drying the cartridge or disk
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Eluting the sample
The AutoTrace software must be installed on a PC running either Microsoft
Windows
10 Pro or Windows 8.1 Pro. For communication between the Dionex
