peteza Messages 3 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Mar 20, 2008 #1 What's the purpose of the regulated helium source going into the solvent reservoirs in HPLC? Is it just to degas the solvents? Does it have any other use?
What's the purpose of the regulated helium source going into the solvent reservoirs in HPLC? Is it just to degas the solvents? Does it have any other use?
chemisttree Science Advisor Homework Helper Gold Member Messages 3,954 Reaction score 777 Mar 20, 2008 #2 It degasses the solvents and provides a blanket of Helium over the reservoir to prevent air from dissolving back into the solvent.
It degasses the solvents and provides a blanket of Helium over the reservoir to prevent air from dissolving back into the solvent.