- OBJECTIVE
To lay down a standard procedure for preparation & storage of mobile phase.
- SCOPE
This SOP is applicable for mobile phase preparation & storage in Quality Control Department
- RESPONSIBILITY
- Officers / Executive – Quality Control shall be responsible for complies of this SOP
- ACCOUNTABILITY
- Manager- Quality Control and Head QA shall be accountable for compliance of this SOP.
- ATTACHMENTS
Nil
- PROCEDURE
- For normal-phase chromatography, less polar solvents are employed. The presence of water in the mobile phase is to be strictly controlled to obtained reproducible results.
- In reverse-phased LC, aqueous mobile phases, with or without organic modifiers, are employed.
- Components of the mobile phase are filtered through 0.45µm to remove particles greater than 0.45µm.
- Multi component mobile phases are prepared by measuring the required volumes (unless masses are specified) of the individual components, followed by mixing. Alternatively, the solvents may be delivered by individual pumps controlled by proportioning valves by which mixing is performed according to the desired proportion.
- Solvents are degassed before pumping by sonication, to avoid the creation of gas bubbles in the detector cell.
- Solvents for the preparation of the mobile phase are normally free of stabilizers. Solvents should be HPLC grade quality.
- Water should be used at low conductivity & low UV absorption (Double distilled /Milli-Q water).
- If buffer solutions are used, adequate rinsing of the system is carried out with a mixture of water and the organic modifier of the mobile phase (5% v/v) to prevent crystallization of salts after completion of the chromatography.
- Mobile phases may contain other components, e.g. a counter-ion for ion-pair chromatography or a chiral selector for chromatography using an achiral stationary phase.
- Follow the procedure at particular product STP.
- Use mobile phase within a week, filter if any turbidity is present after date of preparation.
- If any particles and precipitate are found discard the same & prepare new mobile phase.
- If pH of mobile phase is specified check the pH of the mobile phase before use.
- REFERENCES
In-house
ABBREVIATIONS
SOP: Standard Operating Procedure
QC: Quality Control
STP: Standard Testing Procedure
HPLC: High Performance liquid Chromatograph
UV: Ultra-violet
OA: Quality Assurance
- DISTRIBUTION LIST
Quality Assurance Department
Quality Control Department
HISTORY OF REVISION
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