Purospher® STAR Si (Silica) LiChroCART®
Inner Diameter (I.D.): 4 mm
Length: 125 mm
Package Contents: 1 Cartridge
Purospher® STAR HPLC columns based on highest purity silica are also available for normal phase separations.
Purospher® STAR Si (Silica) offers highest separation efficiency for normal-phase chromatography of low molecular
weight compounds soluble in organic solvents.
With LiChroCART® cartridges the user works with re-usable endfittings which fit different cartridge lengths.
Since these cartridge holders may remain in the system and the capillary connections do not need to be detached,
the cartridges may be changed within the shortest possible time. Changing a separation cartridge from a length
of 125 to 250 mm and back presents no problems. Furthermore, the adaptation of internal diameter (3 mm or 2 mm)
to the analysis problem is possible within a few minutes. The endfittings are designed to allow the cartridges to be
hand-sealed at normal working pressures of 150 to 200 bar without the need for any tools. Only at higher pressures
may further tightening with a wrench become necessary.
Purospher® STAR Si benefits
- Very high separation efficiency as measured by the plate count
- Absence of metal impurities, thus giving consistently symmetrical peaks
- Extended column lifetime
Specifications of Purospher® STAR Si
Sorbent characteristics:
High-purity silica gel particles
Particle shape: spherical
Metal content: Na, Ca, Mg, Al: 1 ppm; Fe: 3 ppm
Particle size: 5 μm
Pore size: 12 nm (120 Å)
Pore volume: 1.1 mL/g
Specific surface area: 330 m2/g
Coverage of the surface: 3 μmol/m2
Efficiency: > 50,000 N/m
pH range: pH 2 - 7.5
Shipping eluent: n-Heptane
- Model: 1.50268.0001
- Manufactured by: Merck Chemicals