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BT 404 - Chromatography in Bioseparation
BT 404 - Chromatography in Bioseparation
For self-study refer to any of the following books or any other reading
material on chromatography available with you.
B C A
Peaks Separated
Peaks Very Broad – Not Good Enough
B C A
Peak width at
Signal
Volume
100 100
Plate 1
Initial number
Horizontal
of solute
Plate 2 and
molecules =
Longitudinal
200
Diffusion of
Molecules
Partition across
Coefficient Plate 3 theoretical
(K = 1.0) plates in the
column
No. of
theoretical Plate 4
plates in the
column = 5 Stage I
Plate 5
100 100 50 50
Horizontal
50 50 and
Longitudinal
Diffusion of
Molecules
across
theoretical
plates in the
column
Stage I Stage II
50 50 25 25
Horizontal
50 50 50 50 and
Longitudinal
Diffusion of
Molecules
25 25 across
theoretical
plates in the
column
25 25 12.5 12.5
Horizontal
50 50 37.5 37.5 and
Longitudinal
Diffusion of
Molecules
37.5 37.5 across
25 25
theoretical
plates in the
column
12.5 12.5
K = 1.0
No. of Molecules
12.5 12.5 6.25 6.25
37.5 37.5 25 25
Stage Stage
IV V
6.25 6.25
Broad Band
Stationary
Phase
Particle
Narrow Broad
Channel Channel
Broad
Band Width
Stationary Broad
Phase Band Width
Particle