Course detail
Chromatography
FCH-MC_CHRAcad. year: 2015/2016
History of chromatography. Basic physical-chemical principles of chromatography. Liquid chromatography - individual techniques based on different separation mechanisms, instrumentation, applications, current trends. Gas chromatography - individual techniques based on different separation mechanisms, instrumentation, applications, current trends. Interpretation of chromatographic data, qualitative and quantitative analysis.
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
1. Students will be familiarized with the theory of chromatographic separation process and they will be able to apply theoretical knowledge in optimization of chromatographic separation
2. They will be provided with knowledge of instrumentation in liquid, gas and supercritical fluid chromatography
3. They will be able to assess the suitability of chromatographic techniques for solving specific analytical problems and critically evaluate the results.
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Course curriculum
2. Basic theory of chromatography – thermodynamical and kinetic aspects, effectivity of chromatographic separation
3. Planar chromatography
4. Column chromatography – basic configuration and theory
5. High performance liquid chromatography – separation principles, instrumentation, columns and rules of their selection, normal and reversed-phase systems, isocratic and gradient elution, ion chromatography, ion-pair chromatography, hydrophobic interaction liquid chromatography, size exclusion chromatography, bioaffinity chromatography, current trends – UPLC, UHPLC
6. Gas chromatography – separation principles, instrumentation, capillary and packed columns, rules for their selection, classification of stationary phases in gas chromatography, derivatization in gas chromatography
7. Tandem techniques in chromatography – systems LC-LC, LC-GC, GC-GC, GCxGC
8. Qualitative aspects of chromatographic data – correlation structure-retention, retention indices in gas chromatography
9. Quantitation in chromatography
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Aims
- Thorough familiarization of students with chromatography as an analytical separation technique
- detailed discussion of chromatographic separation mechanisms, including their capabilities and limitations
- introduction of students to the field of chromatography application in analytical practice
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Churáček J. a kol.: Nové trendy v teorii a instrumentaci vybraných analytických metod. SNTL Praha, 1993. (CS)
L. Nováková, M. Douša: Moderní HPLC v teorii a praxi I, 2013 (CS)
L. Nováková, M. Douša: Moderní HPLC v teorii a praxi II, 2013 (CS)
V. R. Meyer: Practical High-Performance. Liquid Chromatography, 2004 (EN)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme NPCP_CHTOZP Master's
branch NPCO_CHTOZP , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme NKCP_CHTOZP Master's
branch NKCO_CHTOZP , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning
branch CKCO_CZV , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional