Appendix A
– Current Settings
Thermo Scientific
Product Manual for the ERS 500 Suppressor
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For Research Use Only. Not for Use in Diagnostic Procedures.
Table 15
External Water Flow Rates for Dionex AERS 500 and
Dionex AERS 500e (4 and 2 mm)
Dionex AERS 500 Format
Regenerant Flow Rate
(mL/min)
(1)
Dionex AERS 500 (4 mm)
1 – 5 mL/min
equal to the eluent flow rate recommended
Dionex AERS 500 (2 mm)
0.25 – 2 mL/min
equal to the eluent flow rate recommended
Dionex AERS 500e (4 mm)
2 – 10 mL/min
equal to 2x eluent flow rate recommended
Dionex AERS 500e (2 mm)
0.5 – 4 mL/min
equal to 2x eluent flow rate recommended
(1)
Measured with power ON using a graduated cylinder
, of this manual for recommended Current Switch settings required for the
chromatographic conditions required in the specific application being performed.
A.2. Optimum Current Settings for Common Eluents; Dionex AERS 500 Carbonate (4
and 2 mm)
The Dionex Anion Electrolytically Regenerated Suppressor for Carbonate Eluents (Dionex
AERS 500 Carbonate) uses water as the regenerant and has the ability to provide continuous
suppression. Table 13 to Table 17 list the eluent concentrations and flow rates of commonly
used mobile phases used in anion separations and the optimum / recommended current level to
suppress the eluent. The operation of the Dionex AERS 500 Carbonate requires a constant flow
of water over the electrodes in a direction that is countercurrent to the flow of the eluent.
In the AutoSuppression Recycle Mode, the eluent leaving the conductivity cell is recycled
through the regenerant chambers as the water supply. This eliminates the need for an external
regenerant water supply and delivery system. When the Dionex AERS 500 Carbonate is
operating in this mode, the amount of water flowing through the regenerant chambers is limited
to the eluent flow rate. The AutoSuppression Recycle Mode cannot be used with eluents
containing any organic solvents.
The AutoSuppression External Water Mode requires an external source of deionized water for
the regenerant chambers. When the Dionex AERS 500 Carbonate is operating in this mode, the
amount of water flowing through the regenerant chambers is independent of the eluent flow rate.
Because of this, higher regenerant flow rates are achievable, see Table 17. The AutoSuppression
External Water Mode is the mode used if organic solvents (up to 40%) are present in the eluent.
It eliminates the potential for buildup of contaminating ions resulting from the oxidation of
solvents.