Acquisition of a High Performance Liquid Chromatography System

获得化学研究仪器和设施（CRIF）项目的这一奖项后，阿肯色州立大学化学系将获得一台高性能液相色谱仪。该设备将加强许多领域的研究，包括a)草酸盐岩涂层中生物有机化合物的表征；B)利用毛细管电泳技术进行稀土元素地球化学环境风险评价研究；C)开发新的柱后色谱法来测量饮用水和自然水中的化学物质；d)测定植物雌激素对哺乳动物生殖的影响。高效液相色谱（HPLC）是一种非常强大的技术，用于分离和分析复杂的混合物。这些研究的结果将对包括地球化学、环境化学和生物学在内的许多领域产生影响。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Arkansas State University will acquire a high performance liquid chromatograph. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including a) characterization of bio-organic compounds in oxalate rock coatings; b) rare earth element geochemistry using capillary electrophoresis for environmental risk assessment studies; c) development of new post-column chromatographic methods for measuring chemical species in drinking and natural waters; and d) determination of the effects of phystoestrogens on mammalian reproduction. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is an extremely powerful technique used for the separation and analysis of complex mixtures. The results from these studies will have an impact in a number of areas including geochemistry, environmental chemistry and biology.