Ion-pair chromatography is useful for investigating the components that constitute fulvic acid which may be present in groundwater or extracted from the groundwater, and can also be used for metal complexation studies.

Journal of Chromatography A

Abstract Ion-pair chromatography, using tetrabutyl ammonium hydroxide and a reversed-phase column, has been applied to the analysis of groundwater in order to demonstrate the usefulness of the technique in the investigation of dissolved organic matter. Results show that fulvic acid, present in groundwater, can be separated into a number of naturally occurring organic constituents. Chromatograms obtained from fulvic acid that was extracted from the groundwater using DEAE cellulose were very similar to those obtained from the groundwater. Ion-pair chromatography is therefore useful for investigating the components that constitute fulvic acid which may be present in groundwater or extracted from the groundwater. Metal complexation studies can also be investigated by ion-pair chromatography.

Ion-pair chromatography is useful for investigating the components that constitute fulvic acid which may be present in groundwater or extracted from the groundwater, and can also be used for metal complexation studies.

Analysis of fulvic acids by ion-pair chromatography