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Determination of accessible silanols groups on silica gel surfaces using microcalorimetric measurements
Journal of Chromatography A (2012)
  • B. Buszewski, Nicolaus Copernicus University of Torun
  • S. Bocian, Nicolaus Copernicus University of Torun
  • G. Rychlicki, Nicolaus Copernicus University of Torun
  • Maria T. Matyska-Pesek, San Jose State University
  • J. Pesek, San Jose State University
Abstract
The calorimetric measurements of methanol and hexane heats of immersion were carried out on different silica gels. Based on the difference in immersion heats, a methodology for the determination of the number of silanols on the surface is presented. The calculated concentration of residual silanols on the silica gel surface agreed with data found in the literature. The proposed methodology, based on a calculation of possible hydrogen bond formation, was also tested on the series of bonded stationary phases with different coverage densities. A very good correlation between the calculated number of accessible residual silanols and the coverage density of bonded ligands was observed.
Keywords
  • Solvent adsorption,
  • Silica gel,
  • Chemically modified silica,
  • Accessible residual silanol,
  • Microcalorimetry,
  • Heat of immersion,
  • Hydrogen bond
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
DOI
10.1016/j.chroma.2011.08.094
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Citation Information
B. Buszewski, S. Bocian, G. Rychlicki, Maria T. Matyska-Pesek, et al.. "Determination of accessible silanols groups on silica gel surfaces using microcalorimetric measurements" Journal of Chromatography A Vol. 1232 (2012) p. 43 - 46 ISSN: 0021-9673
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