What Measures You Would Adopt To Extend Useful Life Of A Column?

1.	What Measures You Would Adopt To Extend Useful Life Of A Column?
Answer» Condition a column before first use or after long time STORAGE TAKE care not to exceed UPPER temperature limit specified by the manufacturer Avoid injection of solutions which are strongly acidic or basic in nature Rinse columns by injection with blank solvents such as methanol, methylene chloride or HEXANE to remove contamination of column after excessive usage

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Condition a column before first use or after long time STORAGE
TAKE care not to exceed UPPER temperature limit specified by the manufacturer
Avoid injection of solutions which are strongly acidic or basic in nature
Rinse columns by injection with blank solvents such as methanol, methylene chloride or HEXANE to remove contamination of column after excessive usage

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