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Caffeine can be detected using Reversed Phase High Pressure Liquid Chromatography with UV Detection.
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Caffeine can be detected using Reversed Phase High Pressure Liquid Chromatography with UV Detection. (Chris Knutson, 2015)
  
 
In order to accomplish caffeine analysis the HPLC system requires the following:
 
In order to accomplish caffeine analysis the HPLC system requires the following:
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*Mobile Phase
 
*Mobile Phase
 
**Acetonitrile
 
**Acetonitrile
**0.01% Acidified Water
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**0.1% Acidified Water
  
Samples should be filtered through 45 μm syringe filters into HPLC sample vials and loaded into the HPLC auto-sampler carousel.
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Samples should be filtered through 45 μm syringe filters into HPLC sample vials, capped, labeled, and loaded into the HPLC auto-sampler carousel.
  
  
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=High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Setup (HPLC)=
 
=High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Setup (HPLC)=
  
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==Solvents==
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*Solvent A: Acetonitrile
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==UV Detection==
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*Dual Wavelength Detection
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*Channel 1: 275nm
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=Trial Configuration=
 
=Trial Configuration=
the samples can be injected in 10 μl increments and trials can range in length from 15-30 minutes depending upon the complexity of one's sample.
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The samples can be injected in 10 μl increments and trials can range in length from 15-30 minutes depending upon the complexity of one's sample.
  
 
=Results=
 
=Results=

Latest revision as of 13:04, 6 October 2016

Caffeine can be detected using Reversed Phase High Pressure Liquid Chromatography with UV Detection. (Chris Knutson, 2015)

In order to accomplish caffeine analysis the HPLC system requires the following:

  • C18 column
  • UV Detector Monitoring 275nm
  • Mobile Phase
    • Acetonitrile
    • 0.1% Acidified Water

Samples should be filtered through 45 μm syringe filters into HPLC sample vials, capped, labeled, and loaded into the HPLC auto-sampler carousel.


High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Setup (HPLC)

Pump Gradient

Time Flow %A %B Curve
1 1.00 0.0 100.0
2 3.00 1.00 0.0 100.0 6
3 15.00 1.00 60.0 40.0 6
4 20.00 1.00 60.0 40.0 6
5 25.00 1.00 0.0 100.0 6

Solvents

  • Solvent A: Acetonitrile
  • Solvent B: 0.01% Acidified Water

UV Detection

  • Dual Wavelength Detection
  • Channel 1: 275nm
  • Channel 2: 325nm


HPLC Pump Gradient Flow Settings
HPLC Pump Solvent Settings
HPLC UV Detector General Settings
HPLC UV Detector Channel 1 Settings
HPLC UV Detector Channel 2 Settings

Trial Configuration

The samples can be injected in 10 μl increments and trials can range in length from 15-30 minutes depending upon the complexity of one's sample.

Results

Caffeine should be detected as sharp peaks which elute at approximately 11 minutes when monitoring 275nm on the UV Detector.

The image below is the spectra of a caffeine standard run with the above method.

Caffeine Standard Spectra