Product Manual for IonPac CS16
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................ 4
SECTION 2 – THE ION CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM .............................................................. 6
SECTION 3 – INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................. 8
3.1.
System Requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1.1.
System Requirements for 0.5 mm Operation ..................................................................................................... 8
3.1.2.
System Requirements for 5-mm Operation ....................................................................................................... 8
3.1.3.
System Requirements for 3-mm Operation ....................................................................................................... 8
3.1.4.
Installation of the Capillary Column ................................................................................................................. 8
3.2.
Installing the CR-CTC Trap Column for Use with EGC MSA Cartridge ............................................... 12
3.3.
Installing the Cation Trap Column for Eluent Step Change or Gradient Operation .............................. 12
3.4.
The Injection Loop ......................................................................................................................................... 13
3.5.
Sample Concentration ................................................................................................................................... 13
3.6.
IonPac CG16 Guard Columns ...................................................................................................................... 14
3.7.
Eluent Storage ................................................................................................................................................ 14
3.8.
Cation Self-Regenerating Suppressor and
Cation Capillary Electrolytic Suppressor Requirements ........................................................................... 14
3.9.
Cation Atlas Electrolytic Suppressor Requirements .................................................................................. 14
3.10.
Cation MicroMembrane Suppressor Requirements ................................................................................... 14
3.11.
Using Displacement Chemical Regeneration (DCR) with the Chemical Suppression Mode .................. 14
3.12.
Using AutoRegen
®
with the Chemical Suppression Mode ......................................................................... 15
3.13.
Detector Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 15
SECTION 4 – OPERATION ................................................................................................................. 16
4.1.
General Operating Conditions ...................................................................................................................... 16
4.2.
Operating Precautions ................................................................................................................................... 16
4.3.
Chemical Purity Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 16
4.3.1.
Deionized Water .............................................................................................................................................. 16
4.3.2.
Inorganic Chemicals ........................................................................................................................................ 17
4.4.
Preparation of Eluent Stock Solution Concentrates ................................................................................... 17
4.4.1.
1.0 N Methanesulfonic Acid (MSA) Stock Solution ....................................................................................... 17
4.4.2.
1.0 N Sulfuric Acid Stock Solution ................................................................................................................. 17
4.4.3.
Eluent Preparation ........................................................................................................................................... 18
4.5.
Eluents with Solvents ..................................................................................................................................... 18
4.5.1.
Making and Using Eluents that Contain Solvents ........................................................................................... 20
Document No. 031747-05
© 2010 Dionex Corporation
December 2010
