Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
In the method of separating a plurality of chromatographically reactive species wherein a gas containing a plurality of said species is passed through a bed comprising a solid support, said support having a liquid phase thereon, the improvement which comprises: employing as said bed, glass beads which have been treated by the method comprising the steps of contacting the beads with a first solution containing a nonionic, polymeric surfactant, or a mixture of nonionic, polymeric surfactants of alkylene oxide repeating units of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, to promote the uniform deposition on the beads of the desired liquid phase, and being characterized by resistance to bleed at a temperature of at least 200° C., then contacting the beads with a second solution containing a stationary liquid phase under conditions selected so that a coating of said stationary liquid phase of from about 0.05 to about 0.5 percent is imparted to said beads.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
In the method of separating a plurality of chromatographically reactive species wherein a gas containing a plurality of said species is passed through a bed comprising a solid support, said support having a liquid phase thereon, the improvement which comprises: employing as said bed, glass beads which have been treated by the method comprising the steps of contacting the beads with a first solution containing a nonionic, polymeric surfactant, or a mixture of nonionic, polymeric surfactants of alkylene oxide repeating units of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, to promote the uniform deposition on the beads of the desired liquid phase, and being characterized by resistance to bleed at a temperature of at least 200° C., then contacting the beads with a second solution containing a stationary liquid phase under conditions selected so that a coating of said stationary liquid phase of from about 0.05 to about 0.5 percent is imparted to said beads.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the concentration of said surfactant in said first solution is from about 0.05 to about 1 weight percent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the concentration of said surfactant in said first solution is from about 0.25 to about 0.3 weight percent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said second solution contains from about 1 to about 10 weight percent of said stationary liquid phase.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the surfactant contains a plurality of fluorine atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of (a) a fluorinated alkyl ester corresponding to the formula ##STR12## where R is a fluorinated alkyl group; R' is H, and n is an integer of at least 5; (b) the surfactant in (a) where R' is CH 3 ; and (c) a mixture of the surfactants of (a) and (b).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said method includes the removal of excess surfactant solution between said contacting steps.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 7 wherein said method includes the step of drying said beads to a freely flowable state following said second contacting step.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the surfactant is polyoxypropylene, 40 percent ethoxylated.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
68 words
In the method of measuring air-borne concentrations of chloromethylmethyl ether and bis-chloromethyl ether wherein 2,4,6-trichlorophenate derivatives of said ethers are separated and quantitatively measured by passing a fluid containing said derivatives through a bed comprising a solid support, said support having a liquid phase thereon, the improvement which comprises: employing as said bed, etched glass beads which have been treated according to the method recited in claim 1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the surfactant contains a plurality of fluorine atoms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of (a) a fluorinated alkyl ester corresponding to the formula ##STR13## where R is a fluorinated alkyl group; R' is H, and n is an integer of at least 5; (b) the surfactant in (a) where R' is CH 3 ; and (c) a mixture of the surfactants in (a) and (b).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the surfactant is polyoxypropylene, 40 percent ethoxylated.