This evaporative light scattering detector can integrate seamlessly into existing laboratories to replace or complement current HPLC detection
Softa says its model 400 incorporates all the exclusive technology found in previous models, but in a smaller case.
This evaporative light scattering detector (ELSD) can integrate seamlessly into existing laboratories to replace or complement current HPLC detection, the company says.
The model 400 features Thermo-Split technology for precise vapour phase control.
This provides a continuously variable split ratio allowing optimisation for superior sensitivity with virtually all mobile phases, flow rates, and analytes.
The 400 features full colour touch screen display, built in data acquisition, one button help and automated system diagnostics.
Evaporative light scattering detectors are near universal detectors, primarily used in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
ELSDs are replacing ultraviolet (UV) detection because they can detect most analytes, even those that do not absorb UV radiation, are stable during gradient elutions, and respond to the relative mass of the analyte - an important feature that is useful when detecting unknown materials.
Softa says the ELSD is superior to the refractive index detector (RID) because it can be used with gradient chromatography, is not susceptible to ambient temperature changes, and it does not produce negative peaks which can be difficult to quantify.
The ELSD can be used to obtain more complete component information in one chromatographic run.
Add an ELSD to a multiple detector system, UV/vis, MS and CNC, for the greatest structural and concentration information.
