Ultra high purity silica
every packed column supplied with:
lot certificate on physicochemical properties of bare silica, minimal metal traces, bonding and chromatographic performance
test chromatogram showing high performance plate count together with tight specification on peak symmetry
ProC18
ProC8
ProC4
ProC18RS
Hydrosphere C18
Particle size / µm
2**;3;5
3;5
3;5
3;5
2**;3;5
Pore size / nm
12
12
12
8
12
Surface area / m2 g-1
340
340
340
510
340
Carbon content / %
16
10
7
22
12
Recommended pH range
2-8
2-7.5
2-7.5
1-10***
2-8
Specification metal content
Actual*
Actual*
Actual*
Actual*
Actual*
Al (ppm) < 10
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.7
Fe (ppm) < 10
2.8
2.5
2.9
0.1
1.2
Na (ppm) < 10
0.3
1.4
1.0
1.3
0.7
Ti (ppm) < 10
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
*randomly selected lots
**UltraHT for Fast-LC
***it is recommended to use at least 10% organic solvent composition near the pH limits and over 50% at pH values above pH 9.0 to preserve column lifetimes