Abstract
The influence of the pH of the mobile phase ethylenediamine (EDA)/citrate on the retention behaviour of mono- and bivalent cations on a silica based cationexchange stationary phase was studied. Variation of the pH-value was accomplished either by changing the concentration of one component of the eluent or by adding potassium hydroxide or hydrochloric acid to an eluent of fixed composition. The pH range between 2.8 and 3.0 proved to be most suitable for the separation of mono- and bivalent cations. Alkali metals, alkaline earths and transition elements could be separated in a single run. Extending the pH-range up to 5.2 showed the possibility of an additional determination of more strongly retained ions, such as Pb2+ or Sr2+.
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