Product Manual for IonPac CS16
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3.2.
Installing the CR-CTC Trap Column for Use with EGC MSA Cartridge
For IonPac CS16 applications using the MSA cartridge, a CR-CTC Continuously Regenerated Trap Column (P/N 060478 or
072079) should be installed at the EGC eluent outlet to remove trace level cationic contaminants such as ammonium from the
carrier deionized water. See the CR-TC Product Manual (Document No. 031910) for instructions. As an alternative, the
CTC-1 Trap Column (P/N 040192) can be used. The CTC-1 Trap Column will require off-line regeneration. To use the CTC
Cation Trap Column, see Section 3.3.
3.3.
Installing the Cation Trap Column for Eluent Step Change or Gradient Operation
For gradient operation, an IonPac Cation Trap Column (CTC-1, P/N 040192, for 5-mm CS16 or CTC (2-mm), P/N 043132
for 3-mm CS16) should be installed between the Gradient Pump and the injection valve. Remove the high pressure Gradient
Mixer if present. The CTC is filled with high capacity cation exchange resin which helps to minimize the baseline shift
caused by increasing cationic contaminant levels in the eluent as the ionic concentration of the eluent is increased over the
course of the gradient analysis. To install the CTC, complete the following steps:
A.
Remove the Gradient Mixer. It is installed between the gradient pump pressure transducer and the injection valve.
B.
Connect the gradient pump directly to the CTC. Connect a waste line to the CTC outlet and direct the line to a waste
container.
C.
Flush the CTC. For the CTC-1 use 200 mL of a 10x eluent concentrate of the strongest eluent required by the
application at a flow rate of 2.0 mL/min. Note that with the guard and analytical columns out of line, there is no
need for flow rate restrictions. For the CTC (2-mm), use 50 mL of a 10x eluent concentrate of the strongest eluent
required by the application at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min
D.
Rinse the CTC with the strongest eluent that will be used during the gradient analysis.
E.
Reconnect the CTC. Connect the CTC to the eluent line that is connected to the injection valve inlet.
The background conductivity of your system should be less than 3 µS when 10 mN H
2
SO
4
or methanesulfonic acid (MSA) is
being pumped through the chromatographic system with the CSRS in-line and properly functioning. The baseline shift should
be no greater than 1 µS during a gradient concentration ramp from 10 to 40 mM methanesulfonic acid (MSA). If the baseline
shifts are greater than 5 µS after equilibration, the CTC should be cleaned using steps A - E above.
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