Patent ID: 9188573
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for ion chromatography (IC) comprising: a sample injector for providing a sample having a target analyte or target analytes; an IC separation column for separating ionic species in the sample, the separation column housed within a separation column cartridge, wherein the sample injector is positioned adjacent to and in fluid communication with the separation column cartridge; a suppressor for reducing a conductance of an eluent and enhancing the conductance of the target analyte, the suppressor housed within a suppressor cartridge; a miniaturized IC housing including predefined respective separation column and suppressor slots formed within the miniaturized IC housing for removably receiving the corresponding separation column cartridge and suppressor cartridge and a manifold plate fixed on a back panel of the miniaturized IC housing and extending across both the separation column slot and the suppressor slot for fluidly connecting the separation column cartridge and suppressor cartridge received in the predefined slots; and a plurality of quick connect/disconnect fluid connectors, each fluid connector fluidly interconnecting the manifold plate with a respective one of the separation column cartridge and the suppressor cartridge, wherein the separation column cartridge is automatically fluidly interconnected with the manifold plate when inserted into the separation column slot, and wherein the suppressor cartridge is automatically fluidly interconnected with the manifold plate when inserted into the suppressor slot.