BS EN ISO 13885-3:2021
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Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) – Water as eluent
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
BSI | 2021 | 32 |
This document specifies the determination of the molar-mass distribution and the average molar mass values Mn (number average) and Mw (weight average) of polymers that are soluble in water by gel permeation chromatography (GPC).
NOTE Also known as size exclusion chromatography (SEC).
This method is applicable to neutral polymers and polyanions (e.g. polycarboxylates, polysaccharides, fully hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohols and high-molecular polyethylene oxides). It is not applicable to polycations [e.g. polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylpyridine, salts of poly(diallyl‑N,N‑dimethyl‑azacyclopentane), chitosan].
Despite good solubility in the mobile phase and even though the chromatograms obtained show good repeatability, it is possible that this method cannot be used with certain polymer types because of specific interactions (e.g. adsorption) within the sample/eluent/column system (see also Clause 12).
The conditions specified in this document are not applicable to the GPC analysis of polymer samples with Mw values greater than 106 g/mol and/or polymers with elution limits outside the calibration range (see 7.6 and Annex C).
This document includes no correction methods (e.g. for the elimination of peak broadening). If absolute molar mass values are required, an absolute method (e.g. membrane osmometry for Mn or light scattering for Mw) can be used.
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2 | National foreword |
4 | European foreword |
7 | Foreword |
9 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions |
10 | 4 Principle 5 Apparatus |
11 | 5.1 Eluent supply 5.2 Pump 5.3 Injection system 5.4 Separation columns |
13 | 5.5 Column temperature control |
14 | 5.6 Detector 6 Reagents 7 Calibration of the apparatus 7.1 General 7.2 Specification for the calibration standard |
15 | 7.3 Preparation of the calibration solutions for injection 7.4 Conditions for calibration runs 7.5 Measurement of elution volume 7.6 Plotting the calibration curve |
16 | 8 Sampling 9 Preparation for the test 9.1 Preparation of the injection solution |
17 | 9.2 Preparation of the apparatus 10 Analytical parameters 11 Data acquisition and evaluation 11.1 General |
18 | 11.2 Calculation of the net chromatogram from the raw data 11.2.1 Determination of the baseline 11.2.2 Correction of the measured values and of the net chromatogram 11.2.3 Evaluation limits 11.3 Calculation of the average values |
19 | 11.4 Calculation of the distribution curves |
20 | 12 Precision 12.1 General 12.2 Repeatability 12.3 Reproducibility |
21 | 13 Test report 13.1 General 13.2 General data on the equipment and settings 13.2.1 Data on the equipment used 13.2.2 Calibration |
22 | 13.2.3 Evaluation 13.3 Special data on the sample |
23 | Annex A (informative) Conversion of experimental parameters for variant column sizes |
24 | Annex B (informative) Example of a data sheet for a polymer standard |
26 | Annex C (informative) Explanations |
31 | Bibliography |