TSKgel® COLUMN SELECTION GUIDE FOR POLYMER ANALYSIS

List 1: Shipping solvent of tetrahydrofuran can be replaced with: benzene, chloroform, toluene, xylene, dichloromethane or dischloroethane.

Shipping solvent of acetone can be replaced with: carbon tetrachloride, o-dichlorobenzene, dimethylformamide, dodecane, dimethyl sulfoxide,

dioxane, ethylacetate, FC-113, hexane, pyridine, hexafluoroisopropanol/chloroform, methyl ethyl ketone, quinolone or cyclohexane.

Shipping solvent of chloroform can be replaced with: m-cresol in chloroform or up to 10% hexafluoroisopropanol/chloroform.

Shipping solvent of dimethylformamide can be replaced with: dimethyl sulfoxide, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran or toluene.

Shipping solvent of o-dichlorobenzene can be replaced with: 1-chloronaphthalene or tridilorobenzene.

List 2: Shipping solvent oftetrahydrofuran can be replaced with: acetone, ethanol, quinolone, benzene, o-dichlorobenzene, ethyl acetate,

dodecane, FC-113, carbon tetradiloride, dichloromethane, dichloroethane, n-hexane, cyclohexane, xylene, tetrahydrofuran, chloroform,

1,4-dioxane, hexafluoroisopropanol, toluene, 1-chloronaphthalene, N,N-dimethylacetoacetamide, methyl ethyl ketone, trichlorobenzene,

m-cresol, dimethylformamide, methylpyrrolidone, o-chlorophenol/chloroform, dimethyl sulfoxide, and pyridine.

*Shipping solvent of o-dichlorobenzene can be replaced with: 1-chloronaphthalene or trichlorobenzene for high temperature GPC analysis.

List 3: Shipping solvent of water can be replaced with: aqueous buffers, methanol,

ethanol, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylformamide, hexafluoroisopropanol,

dimethyl sulfoxide, 2-propanol, and acetonitrile.

Applicable molar mass range determined based on polystyrene calibration curves

List 4: Shipping solvent of water can be replaced with: aqueous buffers with up to 20% methanol, ethanol, propanol, acetonitrile,

dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, formic acid, and acetic acid and up to 50% acetone.