Abstract
A practical procedure is described for the modification of a conventional HPLC system to a set‐up compatible with high speed HPLC requirements. A number of experimental parameters, such as extra‐column volume, extra‐column band broadening, effectiveness, and dwell volume, were examined to characterize and demonstrate the suitability of the modified system for use in high speed HPLC applications. In addition, an injector bypass is presented as an alternative to reduce the pressure damage suffered by short columns packed with microparticles.
Acknowledgment
The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology, Project CTQ2004‐03271.