Flow rate for 3.0mm columns are 40% of the flow rate of the 4.6mm columns at the same linear velocity, decreasing solvent purchase and waste disposal costs
Agilent Technologies Europe has introduced a variety of new Zorbax solvent saver columns to help reduce solvent purchase and waste disposal costs in liquid chromatography (LC) and LC/MS (mass spectrometry) applications.
Now available, the Agilent Zorbax Solvent Saver (5µm) and Solvent Saver Plus (3.5µm) can be easily applied to new or existing HPLC methods.
Agilent's 3.0mm internal diameter (id) Solvent Saver columns provide significant advantages over the larger 4.6mm columns, reducing mobile phase usage and waste by 60% and improving signal-to-noise ratio by two to three fold while still delivering the same resolution and selectivity.
The flow rate for 3.0mm columns are 40% of the flow rate of the 4.6mm id columns at the same linear velocity; this decreases solvent purchase and waste disposal costs.
The Zorbax Solvent Saver columns deliver optimal performance at intermediate flow rates effective for common MS interfaces such as electrospray, atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation (APCI), and atmospheric pressure photo ionisation (APPI) sources.
This enables scientists to conveniently switch between sources without changing the column or method conditions. For further information on the columns, request application note 'Cost savings and LC/MS compatibility', publication number 5988-8692EN.
This note is available without charge from any Agilent sales office or its website (link above) Agilent Zorbax Solvent Saver and Solvent Saver Plus columns are now available for order in new configurations and phases including SB-C3, SB-Aq, Bonus-RP, Extend-C18 and Rx-C18.
