According to the United States Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary (USP-NF 2021 Issue 1*), under “Limit of Ethylene Glycol and Diethylene Glycol” in “Polyethylene Glycol 3350”, analysis should be carried out with a column with L89 packing material and requires a resolution of Ethylene Glycol (EG) and Diethylene Glycol (DEG) to be ≥ 0.9. OHpak SB-802 HQ, a column for aqueous SEC (GFC), was used in this application with the conditions mentioned in the “Limit of Ethylene Glycol and Diethylene Glycol” analysis.
*The version at the time of the application acquisition.
Sample: 50 µL
0.01 mg/mL each (in 50 µg/L NaN3 aq.)
- 1.Diethylene glycol
- 2.Ethylene glycol

- Column
- :Shodex OHpak SB-802 HQ (8.0 mm I.D. x 300 mm)
- Eluent
- :50 mg/L NaN3 aq.
- Flow rate
- :0.5 mL/min
- Detector
- :RI (35 ℃)
- Column temp.
- :35 ℃
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Applications
- Aliphatic Alcohols (1) (SH1011, SH1821)
- Aliphatic Alcohols (2) (DE-613)
- Aliphatic Alcohols (3) (ODP-50 6D)
- Aliphatic Alcohols (4) (KC-811)
- Aliphatic Alcohols (5) (SC1211)
- Aliphatic Alcohols (6) (SH1011)
- Diols (DE-613)
- Analysis of Glycols (SP0810)
- Analysis of Glycols and Sorbitol (SB-802 HQ)
- Aromatic Alcohols (DE-613)
- Effects of Acetonitrile Concentration in Analysis of Alcohols (SC1211)
- Glycerin and Glyceric Acid Analysis (SH1011)
- Amino Alcohols (1) (KD-802 + KD-801)
- Analysis of Amino Alcohols (YK-421)
- Ketones (DS-413)
- Ketones (2) (DE-413)