Porapak is a porous polymer material used in gas chromatography. The material is available in bulk as well as in pre-packed columns. Due to its porous structure, this material can be used for analysing volatile compounds and low-boiling solvents.
1mx2.3mm ID SUS column, 80/100 mesh, 30°C, 25ml/min He
Compounds | Porapak P | Porapak Q | Porapak R | Porapak S | Porapak N | Porapak T |
Oxygen | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
Nitrogen | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
Argon | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
Carbon monoxide | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
Carbon dioxide | 0.36 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.66 | 0.90 | 1.26 |
Carbonyl sulphide | 1.15 | 3.33 | 2.83 | 3.47 | 4.05 | 4.71 |
Sulfur dioxide | 2.52 | 5.87 | 10.84 | 23.80 | 16.50 | 22.48 |
Nitric oxide (NO) | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
Nitrous oxide (N2O) | 0.42 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.81 | 0.94 | 1.22 |
Methanes | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.39 |
Ethylene | 0.45 | 1.15 | 0.90 | 1.01 | 1.22 | 1.32 |
Acethylene | 0.53 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 2.00 | 2.96 |
Ethane | 0.54 | 1.60 | 1.16 | 1.36 | 1.50 | 1.54 |
Propylene | 1.40 | 6.44 | 4.43 | 5.39 | 7.14 | 7.28 |
Propane | 1.40 | 7.24 | 5.00 | 5.98 | 7.14 | 7.28 |
Ammonia | 0.65 | 1.52 | 1.88 | 1.77 | 1.89 | 2.72 |
Ethylene oxide | 4.45 | 12.70 | 12.51 | 14.82 | 24.78 | 34.05 |
Difluoroethane | 1.16 | 3.90 | 3.97 | 4.63 | 9.00 | 11.92 |
Chlorodifluoromethane(Freon 22) | 1.22 | 4.32 | 5.61 | 5.60 | 10.99 | 13.88 |
Methyl chloride | 2.10 | 6.16 | 5.74 | 7.00 | 9.76 | 11.92 |
Dichlorodifluoromethane(Freon 12) | 1.43 | 7.43 | 5.73 | 7.13 | 9.78 | 10.28 |
Chlorodifluoroethanes | 2.04 | 15.44 | 11.71 | 13.73 | - | - |
Dichlorotetrafluoroethanes | 10.40 | 25.75 | 19.51 | 20.32 | - | - |
1mx2.3mm ID SUS column, 80/100 mesh, 175°C, 25mL/min N2, FID
group | Connection | Porapak P | Porapak Q | Porapak R | Porapak S | Porapak N | Porapak T |
Acids | Acetic acid | 0.39 | 1.08 | 2.14 | 3.68 | 4.18 | 5.21 |
Propionic acid | 0.65 | 2.42 | 4.75 | 9.05 | 9.11 | 10.68 | |
iso-Butyric acid | 0.91 | 4.43 | 8.28 | 16.41 | 16.32 | 18.13 | |
Butyric acid | 1.05 | 5.22 | 9.87 | 19.71 | 19.80 | 22.30 | |
iso-valeric acid | 1.52 | 9.69 | 16.85 | 36.81 | 36.79 | 39.50 | |
Valeric acid | 1.89 | 12.12 | 21.70 | 45.70 | 45.30 | 48.90 | |
Alcohols | Methanol | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
Ethanol | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 1.21 | 1.20 | |
iso-propanol | 0.37 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 1.03 | 1.79 | 1.90 | |
tert-butanol | 0.38 | 1.40 | 1.35 | 1.69 | 2.56 | 2.67 | |
n-propanol | 0.43 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.53 | 2.52 | 2.60 | |
sec-butanol | 0.50 | 1.93 | 1.85 | 2.40 | 3.69 | 3.81 | |
iso-butanol | 0.61 | 2.18 | 2.16 | 2.72 | 4.63 | 4.74 | |
tert-Pentanol | 0.62 | 3.17 | 2.90 | 3.78 | 5.87 | 5.84 | |
n-butanol | 0.69 | 2.58 | 2.68 | 3.39 | 5.78 | 5.74 | |
iso-pentanol | 1.07 | 4.87 | 4.75 | 6.14 | 10.82 | 10.76 | |
n-Pentano | 1.10 | 5.63 | 5.67 | 7.04 | 12.88 | 12.40 | |
Aldehydes | Acetaldehydes | 0.24 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.71 |
Propionaldehyde | 0.35 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 0.97 | 1.44 | 1.46 | |
Acrorein | 0.35 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.91 | 1.44 | 1.52 | |
iso-butylaldehyde | 0.46 | 1.51 | 1.37 | 1.67 | 2.54 | 2.50 | |
Butyl aldehyde | 0.54 | 1.77 | 1.62 | 1.96 | 3.07 | 3.04 | |
alkanes | Pentanes | 0.34 | 1.24 | 1.02 | 1.19 | 1.39 | 1.10 |
Hexane | 0.48 | 2.56 | 2.03 | 2.46 | 3.00 | 2.20 | |
Heptane | 0.73 | 5.26 | 4.27 | 5.03 | 6.22 | 4.39 | |
Octane | 1.14 | 10.99 | 8.54 | 10.36 | 13.28 | 8.94 | |
Aromatics | Benzene | 0.87 | 2.76 | 2.56 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.74 |
Toluene | 1.33 | 5.72 | 5.31 | 6.41 | 8.54 | 7.61 | |
Ethyl benzene | 2.09 | 11.60 | 1069 | 12.98 | 17.58 | 15.05 | |
o-Xylene | 2.52 | 13.48 | 12.53 | 15.32 | 20.79 | 18.05 | |
Chloroalkyls | Methylene Chloride | 0.41 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 1.09 | 1.48 | 1.67 |
Chloroform | 0.59 | 1.89 | 1.76 | 2.15 | 2.91 | 3.04 | |
Carbon tetrachloride | 0.75 | 2.87 | 2.42 | 2.98 | 3.49 | 3.04 | |
1,2-Dichloroethanes | 0.78 | 2.28 | 2.16 | 2.56 | 3.84 | 4.09 | |
1,2-Dichloropropanes | 0.98 | 3.84 | 3.47 | 4.23 | 6.29 | 6.37 | |
Esters | Methyl formate | 0.27 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.91 | 0.94 |
Methyl acetate | 0.38 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 1.11 | 1.74 | 1.75 | |
Ethyl acetate | 0.52 | 1.99 | 1.83 | 2.15 | 3.30 | 3.16 | |
Methyl propionate | 0.57 | 1.99 | 1.83 | 2.15 | 3.30 | 3.16 | |
Butyl acetate | 1.39 | 8.78 | 7.35 | 9.44 | 14.60 | 13.88 | |
ether | Diethyl ether | 0.33 | 1.41 | 0.98 | 1.27 | 1.45 | 1.28 |
Ketones | Acetones | 0.33 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.96 | 1.59 | 1.66 |
Inorganic | water | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.61 | 0.83 |