Micromachined gas chromatography columns for fast separation of Organophosphonate and Organosulfur compounds and methods for deactivating same
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1. A Gas chromatography (GC) column, comprising:
- a plurality of column walls each having a deactivated inner surface;
a stationary phase layer deposited on the deactivated inner surface of said plurality of column walls;
a plurality of binding sites in said stationary phase layer; and
a post-coating molecule bound to at least one of said plurality of binding sites in said stationary phase layer;
wherein the post-coating molecule is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a thiol, a phosphine, an amine,
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Abstract
Improved microcolumns and methods for producing microcolumns particularly suitable for use in gas chromatographs are disclosed. In particular, following deposition of the stationary phase coating, the microcolumns are subjected to a postcoating treatment with a molecule that binds to the active sites in the stationary phase column thereby eliminating or reducing loss of gas chromatograph performance associated with those active sites. The postcoating treatment molecule binds to the same active sites as the analytes of interest.
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1. A Gas chromatography (GC) column, comprising:
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a plurality of column walls each having a deactivated inner surface; a stationary phase layer deposited on the deactivated inner surface of said plurality of column walls; a plurality of binding sites in said stationary phase layer; and a post-coating molecule bound to at least one of said plurality of binding sites in said stationary phase layer; wherein the post-coating molecule is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a thiol, a phosphine, an amine, - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for preparing a gas chromatograph (GC) column, said method comprising the steps of
deactivating a plurality of walls of a GC column; -
depositing a stationary phase in the GC column; and treating the GC column with a molecule such that the molecule binds to active sites in the stationary phase of the column; wherein the molecule is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of an acid including hydrocarbon ligands, a base including hydrocarbon ligands, a thiol, a phosphine, and an amine. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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