How do I start up a new Nova-Pak C18 column? - WKB119956
Article number: 119956
OBJECTIVE or GOAL
Start up a new Nova-Pak C18 column, introducing mobile phase without damaging the column or precipitating any buffer in the mobile phase.
ENVIRONMENT
- Nova-Pak C18 column
- Column startup
PROCEDURE
- Attach the column to the HPLC system with the outlet line flushing to a waste container.
- Flush the column for 10 column volumes with 50/50 acetonitrile or methanol/water.
- Connect the column to the detector.
- Flush the column with the mobile phase for 20 column volumes.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For additional information, see the Analytical Columns and Cartridges Care and Use Manual.
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