

EDTA Standards Solution A:
For the preparation of the EDTA standard solution, 5 mg of EDTA was accurately weighed and transferred into a 5 mL volumetric flask and dissolved in 0.001N NaOH water solution with sonication or magnetic stirrer mixing. Filtered The EDTA stock solution (1.0 mg/mL) should be stored in a cold dark place and can be used for a week to prepare standards of required concentration.
Iron(III) chloride Solution B:
The standard stock solution of Iron(III) chloride (10 mg/ml) was prepared in water. 50 mg of FeCl3 was accurately weighed and transferred into a 5 mL volumetric flask and dissolved in water, with sonication if needed.
General procedure for Ferric EDTA complex analysis:
To make a sample for analysis mix 100 µL Solution A (or unknown sample) with 100 µL Solution B and 800 µL of water. Place this mixture in a plastic HPLC vial for analysis. Setup instrument and column according to the method provided.
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is a very common chelating agent, used particularly for collecting Iron and Calcium ions. It has a wide range of applications, including in the textile industry, paper industry, pharmaceutical industry, and in cosmetics, where it is used to capture unwanted metal ions in solution. An Iron (III)-EDTA complex can be retained and analyzed on a mixed-mode Newcrom B column with a mobile phase consisting of (mostly) water, Acetonitrile (MeCN), and Sulfuric acid (H2SO4). This analytical method can be UV detected at 260 nm with high resolution and peak symmetry.
Column | Newcrom B, 4.6×150 mm, 100A |
Mobile Phase | H2O – 99.98% |
Buffer | H2SO4 – 0.02% |
Flow Rate | 1.0 ml/min |
Detection | UV 260nm |
Class of Compounds | Acid, Hydrophilic |
Analyzing Compounds | EDTA |
Application Column
Newcrom B
The Newcrom columns are a family of reverse-phase-based columns. Newcrom A, AH, B, and BH are all mixed-mode columns with either positive or negative ion-pairing groups attached to either short (25 Å) or long (100 Å) ligand chains. Newcrom R1 is a special reverse-phase column with low silanol activity.
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