Purospher® STAR NH2 (5 µm) HPLC Columns

General description
Purospher® STAR NH2, 5 µm HPLC columns are widely used for carbohydrate analysis, with a typical mobile phaseconsisting of acetonitrile and water. In terms of their polarity, these columns lie between bare silica and reversed-phase silica. Hence, Purospher® STAR NH2 can also be used as an ion-exchanger. In acidic solutions, the NH2-groups are protonated (-NH3 +X-) and therefore display the characteristics of a weak anion exchanger. Medium polarity Purospher® STAR NH2 columns possess hydrophilic as well as hydrophobic properties, thus can be used under both reversed-phase (HILIC) and normal-phase conditions. However, retention is weaker than on silica or RP-supports. Purospher® STAR NH2 columns are based on ultra-pure fully porous silica particles (Type B). Purospher® STAR NH2, 5 µm LiChroCART™ 150-4.6 is a cartridge column which requires a manuCART™ cartridge column holder part number 1.51486.0001.The recommended guard column is Purospher® STAR NH2 (5 µm) LiChroCART™ 4-4 part number 1.50267.0001. LiChroCART™ cartridge columns mounted with a manuCART™ cartridge column holder is hand-tight only and have therefore a maximum pressure stability of 250 bar.The column dimension of 150 mm length x 4.6 mm I.D. is the optimal choice for the HPLC separation of complex.Learn more about Purospher® STAR HPLC and UHPLC ColumnsLearn more about the Supelco HPLC Column portfolio and Method development:Brochure: HPLC and UHPLC Column Selection GuideBrochure: A Practical Guide to HPLC – Method Development Guide
Application
Intended to be used in the separation of alcohols,carboxylic acids, fat soluble vitamins, nucleotides, steroids, sugars, sugar alcohols, sweeteners, and water soluble vitamins.
Features and Benefits
Ultra-pure silica (99.999%)
Low silanol activity
Reproducible results from run-to-run and batch-to-batch

Analysis Note
Pressure: ≤ 45 bar
Theoretical Plates (N/m) (2-Nitrotoluene): ≥ 50000
Symmetry (2-Nitrotoluene): 0.8 – 1.4
Capacity factor (2-Nitrotoluene): ≤ 3.0
Legal Information
LICHROCART is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
MANUCART is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Purospher is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany