Enhanced peak capacity in ion chromatography through gradient elution and multidimensional separations

目前离子色谱（IC）的方法学受到限制，因为常规IC系统的峰容量不足，无法分析非常复杂的样品。拟议中的研究将大大增加峰值容量，以便可以分析极端复杂的样本。这种类型的样品出现在许多领域，包括环境，临床，法医，能源生产和食品。因此，直接处理这些样本的能力将有利于对澳大利亚非常重要的广泛科学。此外，拟议中的研究将产生重要的新知识产权，可以商业化，从而提供进一步的直接国家利益。

Current methodology in ion chromatography (IC) is limited in that very complex samples cannot be analysed because the peak capacity of conventional IC systems is insufficient. The proposed research will provide a huge increase in peak capacity so that samples of extreme complexity can be analysed. Samples of this type occur in many fields, including environmental, clinical, forensic, energy generation and foods. The ability to directly address such samples will therefore provide benefit to a wide range of sciences of great importance to Australia. Moreover, the proposed research will lead to significant new intellectual property which can be commercialised, thereby providing further direct national benefit.