Presentation Profile
New Diatomaceous Earth Packed Column Material – DiatoSorb…. Why Packed Columns Should Not Be Forgotten Just Yet, or the Journey of Diatoms from the Miocene Era to Today
Currently Scheduled: 1/19/2018 - 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Room 371 D
Main Author
Keith Irwin - Restek Corporation
- Barry Burger - Restek Corporation
Abstract:
Gas chromatography Packed Columns are to this day common in many analytical laboratories. However, without innovation in this area users were often faced with unpredictable availability and inconsistent product performance. Restek recently introduced a new diatomaceous earth white packed column solid support material called DiatoSorb. DiatoSorb is still based on an old diatomaceous earth material from the Miocene era, however, we applied modern processes to improve its inertness, and maintain strict control over particle size distribution and density to ensure even polymer loading and maximum column efficiency. Join us on a journey from diatoms, ancient skeletons from the sea bed, to the use of this material in the manufacturing of packed columns. Learn what it takes to deliver chromatographic grade support material and why packed column’s extreme robustness, tremendous sample loading capacity, and tailored selectivity options offer attractive advantages that cannot be dismissed.
