High-performance
liquid chromatography is used to separate molecules; it is depending on their
affinity towards the stationary phase. Symmetric peak shape is an ultimate goal
of chromatography so it requires the suitable mobile phase, sometimes requiring
a buffer solution to separate the analytes. A buffer is just something that
resists change, and a buffer solution is a solution that resists the pH change
of a solution upon adding a minute acid or base. For example, in HPLC, if pH
can be shifted by adding a sample to a mobile phase, then a buffer can be added
to the mobile phase to resist pH changes, this gives the control on the pH. As
the retention time (RT) of ionizable molecules is extremely sensitive to the pH
of the mobile phase, it is required to control it by the addition of buffer.
There are different types of buffers are used in high-performance liquid chromatography,
but the phosphate and acetate are the most popular buffers for HPLC with UV
detection. Usually, a buffer pH range from 2.00 to 8.00 and a concentration 10
to 50 mM is adequate for the separation of analytes in the silica-based HPLC
column.
Here
are mentioned some buffers that commonly used in HPLC method development.
pKa
|
Common
Buffers of HPLC
|
The Range of pH
|
4.8, and 9.2
|
Ammonium acetate
|
3.8 to 5.8, and 8.2 to 10.2
|
2.1
|
KH2PO4 or Phosphoric acid
|
1.1
to 3.1
|
3.8, and 9.2
|
Ammonium format
|
2.8
to 4.8, and 8.2 to 10.2
|
7.2
|
KH2PO4 or K2PO4
|
6.2
to 8.2
|
9.2
|
Ammonia or Ammonium hydroxide
|
8.2
to 10.2
|
4.8
|
Acetic Acid or Potassium acetate
|
3.8
to 5.8
|
<2
|
Trifluoroacetic acid
|
1.5
to 2.5
|
9.2
|
Borate
|
8.2
to 10.2
|
3.8
|
Formic acid
|
2.8
to 4.8
|
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