Waters IC-Pak Ion Exclusion Columns - Manual

[ Care and Use ManUal ]
1 Waters IC-PAK ™ Ion Exclusion Columns
Contents
I. IntroduCtIon
II. InstallatIon and eQuIlIBratInG tHe ColuMn
a. Preparation
b. Installing the Column
c. Equilibration
III. PreParatIon oF eluents and saMPles
a. Preparing the Eluent
b. Sample Preparation and Filtration
IV. oPeratIon
a. Chromatography Guidelines
b. Efficiency Testing
c. Eluent Preparation
d. Standard Preparation
V. Care and MaIntenanCe
a. Troubleshooting
b. Cleaning and Regenerating the Column
c. Column Storage
VI. orderInG InForMatIon
VII. warranty/serVICe InForMatIon
I. IntroduCtIon
Waters IC-Pak ™ Ion Exclusion columns provide a durable column bed for
repetitive analyses at high sensitivities. These columns are nominal 7 µm,
spherical, fully sulfonated resin.
The Ion Exclusion columns are available in 7.8 mm diameter, in both the
150 mm and the 300 mm formats. The columns are shipped in a solution
of 10 parts methanol and 90 parts water.
Please take a few moments to read this manual carefully. The recommen-
dations contained here will help you maximize column lifetime and help
you obtain the most reproducible chromatographic results.
waters IC-PaK ™ Ion eXClusIon ColuMns