Several ionic and nonionic surfactants were separated into their homologs and their homologous distributions were determined by high performance liquid chromatography on an octadecyl-silica (TSK Gel LS-410) column with a water-methanol-sodium chloride mixture as a mobile phase. The recommended condition for the separation was as follows: column size, 4 mmid x 250 mm; mobile phase, water/methanol (15/85, v/v) containing 0.4 M/L sodium chloride; column temp., 50 C. Under this condition, three nonionic, four anionic and one cationic surfactants were efficiendy separated into their respective homologs. The addition of sodium chloride affected particularly the separation of strongly ionogenic surfactants such as sodium alkylsulfates and alkylbenzyldimethylammonium chlorides. Analytical results of homologous distributions of several commercial surfactants were in good accordance with those obtained by the conventional gas chromatography (GC) method.
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