2
– Installation
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Product Manual for CarboPac PA200 Columns
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2.2
System Configuration
Configure the system with the Dionex AS-AP auto sampler on the left, the Dionex DC module in
the middle and the Dionex EG module on the right, with the Dionex DP or SP module on top of
the Dionex EG module. The system requires only deionized water as the feed eluent. Nitrogen or
helium should be delivered to the water eluent bottle at about 5–6 psi.
To generate eluents of potassium methanesulfonate with excess potassium hydroxide for the
application, a Dionex EGC 400 MSA is paired with a Dionex EGC 400 KOH for 1-mm column,
or a Dionex EGC-MSA (Capillary) is paired with a Dionex EGC-KOH (Capillary) for 0.4-mm
column. The system flow diagram for an analytical system is shown below in Figure 1, the flow
diagram for a capillary system is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 1
Plumbing Schematic for Electrolytic Generation of Potassium
Methanesulfonate Eluents Using a Dionex EGC 400 KOH and Dionex EGC 400
MSA Cartridge in an RFIC-EG System
EGC 400 MSA
Cartridge
Pump
H
2
O
EGC 400 MSA
Degasser
Injector
Guard Column
Analytical Column
Vacuum
Pump
KEY
1. Degas Eluent In
2. Degas Eluent Out
3. Degas Vent
Inlet
Outlet
2
3
1
GM3/GM4
Eluent Generator (EG) Module
EGC 400 KOH
Cartridge
EGC 400 KOH
Degasser
Inlet
Outlet
Amperometric
Detector
Waste
Vent
Vent
1
2
3
Figure 2
Plumbing Schematic for Electrolytic Generation of Potassium
Methanesulfonate Eluents Using a Dionex EGC-MSA (Capillary) and Dionex
EGC-KOH (Capillary) Cartridge in an RFIC-EG System
EGC MSA
(Cap)
Cartridge
Pump
H
2
O
Cap EGC MSA
Degasser
Injector
Guard Column
Analytical Column
Vacuum
Pump
KEY
1. Degas Eluent In
2. Degas Eluent Out
3. Degas Vent
Inlet
Outlet
2
3
1
Eluent Generator (EG) Module
EGC
KOH
(Cap)
Cartridge
Cap EGC
Degasser
Inlet
Outlet
Amperometric
Detector
Waste
Vent
Vent
1
2
3