Patent ID: 6342160
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: B01D,B01J,C40B,G01N

Abstract:
A method for identifying a selective adsorbent for separating analyte mixtures without the use of columns or capillary systems, comprising:a. providing an array of containers each having a candidate selective adsorbent; b. adding a solution of the analyte mixture to be separated to each selective adsorbent candidate in the containers, said solution added to the containers in a concentration whereby said adsorbents are not saturated and having a polarity whereby the analytes are neither completely adsorbed nor completely free in solution; c. allowing the analyte mixture to interact with the selective adsorbent candidate; d. identifying the distribution of analyte mixture in the solution or on the selective adsorbent candidate, said identifying step being carried out in said containers without removal of the selective adsorbent candidate to a column or capillary system.