Abstract
AbstractA new surface pretreatment for the preparation of wall‐coated open tubular (WCOT) glass capillary columns has been evaluated. This technique involves the application of a non‐extractable layer of Superox™‐4, a 4,000,000 MW polyethylene glycol, to the glass surface as a pretreatment and deactivation agent. Unlike other polyethylene glycols, Superox‐4 is stable at high temperatures (> 300°C) in the absence of oxygen, coats smoothly onto a bare glass surface and resists droplet formation. WCOT columns (SE‐54, Carbowax 20M, and SP‐2250) prepared using this technique are compared to columns prepared using a modified Grob [2,3] BaCO3 procedure. The Superox‐4 pretreated columns were equal or superior in quality to the BaCO3 pretreated columns, based on the appearance of an activity standard and the effective theoretical plates (Neff) per meter. Chromatograms showing practical application of the WCOT columns prepared using both methods is given.
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