Diverse Application and Application Field of Empty Flash Column
Customized Column for Different Purification
Hawach empty flash column is machined-packed with pure silica gel, which allows the user to add needed samples according to different applications. It has a narrow particle size distribution, and tightly controlled water content, and wide surface area. Innovative column design provides convenience and flexibility with leaking-free performance.
Solid load or direct liquid injection provides users with the desired reproducible result. The customized column meets the diverse needs of users for different purifications in the application. Standard Luer connection is easy to available flash systems and adapts to most of the organic samples.
Work Principle of Empty Flash Column
Hawach flash column is packed with a solid stationary phase and the mobile phase is passed through it by some external pressure. The separated samples are monitored by the operator after passing through a flash column and collecting the remaining fraction. As the flash column becomes more popular in normal-phase separation, it is often used to separate and isolate different samples from a compound or mixture. There are many varied applications of the empty flash column such as used as a solid load cartridge. High flow rates and excellent column pressure are guaranteed by innovative design and high-quality materials.
Wide Application and Excellent Purification
Hawach is available in different varieties and types of flash columns, and each of them provides its own features. The empty flash column has a new design in wide application, and customers can add needed sorbet according to specific purifications and then reduce additional costs in equipment purchase.
Just like other flash columns, an empty flash column is equipped with standard Luer-lock end fittings, which are convenient for solid load and relative liquid injection. Additionally, excellent column pressure can withstand 200 psi operating pressure. Medical PP cartridge tubes can greatly enhance the flexibility, safety, and compatibility of the purification process.
Empty flash columns, also known as open columns, are versatile chromatography tools that find applications in various fields of research and industry. Here are some diverse applications and application fields of empty flash columns:
- Organic Synthesis and Purification:
- Empty flash columns are commonly used in organic chemistry labs for the purification of synthesized compounds. They facilitate the separation of reaction mixtures into individual components.
- Natural Product Isolation:
- Researchers working with natural products, such as those from plants, fungi, or marine organisms, use empty flash columns to isolate and purify specific compounds of interest.
- Pharmaceutical Development:
- In the pharmaceutical industry, empty flash columns are employed for compound isolation and purification during drug discovery and development processes.
- Peptide and Protein Purification:
- Empty flash columns can be utilized for purifying peptides and small proteins. They are particularly useful in peptide synthesis and purification workflows.
- Analytical Chemistry:
- Empty flash columns can serve as preparative tools for analytical chemists. They enable the isolation of pure compounds for further analysis by techniques like NMR, MS, or spectroscopy.
- Natural Product Chemistry:
- Researchers studying natural products for their pharmacological, agricultural, or cosmetic properties use empty flash columns to isolate and identify bioactive compounds.
- Environmental Analysis:
- Empty flash columns are used in environmental laboratories to separate and isolate target compounds from complex environmental samples, such as soil, water, or air.
- Food and Beverage Industry:
- Empty flash columns find applications in food and beverage analysis for the purification of flavors, fragrances, and bioactive compounds from natural sources.
- Forensic Chemistry:
- Forensic laboratories may use empty flash columns to isolate and purify drugs, toxins, or other compounds of interest from complex matrices.
- Natural Medicine and Traditional Remedies:
- Researchers studying traditional medicine and herbal remedies utilize empty flash columns to isolate active compounds for pharmacological studies.
- Quality Control and Validation:
- Empty flash columns are used in quality control labs to ensure the purity and consistency of raw materials and finished products in industries like pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food.
- Academic Research:
- Empty flash columns are widely used in academic research across various scientific disciplines, allowing researchers to separate and purify compounds for further study.
- Material Science:
- Empty flash columns are occasionally used in material science for the purification of specialty chemicals or functional materials.
- Biochemistry and Biotechnology:
- Researchers in these fields may employ empty flash columns for the purification of biomolecules, such as nucleotides, peptides, or plasmid DNA.
- Petroleum and Petrochemical Industry:
- Empty flash columns may be used for the purification of specific compounds in the petroleum industry, particularly for applications related to catalysts and specialty chemicals.
The versatility of empty flash columns makes them a valuable tool in a wide range of scientific and industrial applications, contributing to advancements in various fields of research and technology.
Cleaning of Empty Flash Column
The choice of solvent is perhaps the most difficult in the whole-column chromatographic separation operation and the most critical to the success of the experiment. Solvents are usually screened by simple silica gel TLC. In most cases, cleaning the flash column is a complicated procedure, you have to pour out the remaining solvent, but this process is troublesome and extremely easy to cause environmental pollution.
By using the vacuum pump, the remaining solvent is decompressed, and a pumping device is installed between the flash column and the vacuum pump, which can effectively clean the remaining solvent in the flash column without polluting the environment.
