Evaluation of the influence of the base material loaded with hydrous zirconium oxide gel on the retention behavior of disubstituted benzoic acids

Abstract

Silica gel loaded with hydrous zirconium oxide (Zr-gel-S) has been prepared and the influence of the base material on the retention behavior ofo-phthalic acid on the hydrous zirconium oxide was evaluated. The retention behavior of the acid on the Zr-gel-S was compared with that on Zr-gel-5, the polymer-based Zr-gel. Comparable retention behavior,i.e. maximum retention in the vicinity of pH 6, which has been regarded as the equal adsorbic point, was observed for both types of Zr-gel, although there was a large difference in the retention times. The difference in retention on the two types of Zr-gel could be ascribed to nature of the base material. The results in this experiments showed, however, that the specific behavior at pH 6 was an essential characteristic of hydrous zirconium oxide and was not related to the influence of the base materials.