Patent ID: 8449658
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: B01D,G01N

Abstract:
1. A high-pressure capillary degas assembly comprising: an assembly block including an eluent inlet and an eluent outlet, and a separator support extending therebetween, the assembly block also including a wash inlet and a wash outlet and a groove extending therebetween; a tubular separator extending within the assembly block, the separator including an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining an eluent fluid line fluidly interconnecting the eluent inlet and outlet, the outer surface abutting against the separator support and enclosing the groove to define a wash line within the groove; wherein the separator is configured to retain liquid in the eluent fluid line at a first pressure and allow gas to flow through the separator to the wash fluid line at a second pressure lower than the first pressure.