| Phase |
Composition |
max.
Temperature
[°C] * |
Polarity |
| OPTIMA® 1 |
dimethylpolysiloxane |
340 / 360 |
lowest |
| OPTIMA® 1 MS |
dimethylpolysiloxane with low bleeding |
340 / 360 |
 |
| OPTIMA® 1 MS Accent |
dimethylpolysiloxane with ultra-low bleeding |
340 / 360 |
| OPTIMA® 5 |
5 % phenyl – 95 % methylpolysiloxane |
340 / 360 |
| OPTIMA® 5 MS |
5 % diphenyl – 95 % dimethylpolysiloxane with low bleeding |
340 / 360 |
| OPTIMA® 5 MS Accent |
silarylene phase with ultra-low bleeding: polarity similar to 5 % diphenyl – 95 % dimethylpolysiloxane |
340 / 360 |
| OPTIMA® 5 HT |
cross-linked silarylene phase: polarity index according to 5 % phenyl – 95 % methylpolysiloxane |
380 / 400 |
| OPTIMA® XLB |
silarylene phase with ultra-low bleeding:
optimized silarylene content |
340 / 360 |
| OPTIMA® δ-3 |
autoselective polarity between OPTIMA® 5 and OPTIMA® 1701 |
340 / 360 |
| OPTIMA® δ-6 |
autoselective polarity between OPTIMA® 17 and OPTIMA® 210 |
340 / 360 |
| OPTIMA® 1301 |
6 % cyanopropylphenyl – 94 % dimethylpolysiloxane |
300 / 320 |
| OPTIMA® 624 |
6 % cyanopropylphenyl – 94 % dimethylpolysiloxane |
280 / 300 |
| OPTIMA® 624 LB |
6 % cyanopropylphenyl – 94 % dimethylpolysiloxane, low bleed |
280 / 300 |
| OPTIMA® 1701 |
14 % cyanopropylphenyl – 86 % dimethylpolysiloxane |
300 / 320 |
| OPTIMA® 35 MS |
silarylene phase with very low bleeding: polarity similar to 35 % diphenyl – 65 % dimethylpolysiloxane |
360 / 370 |
| OPTIMA® 17 |
phenylmethylpolysiloxane (50 % phenyl) |
300 / 320 |
| OPTIMA® 17 MS |
silarylene phase with very low bleeding: polarity similar to 50 % diphenyl – 50 % dimethylpolysiloxane |
340 / 360 |
| OPTIMA® 210 |
trifluoropropylmethylpolysiloxane (50 % trifluoropropyl) |
260 / 280 |
| OPTIMA® 225 |
50 % cyanopropylmethyl – 50 % phenylmethylpolysiloxane |
260 / 280 |
| OPTIMA® 240 |
33 % cyanopropylmethyl – 67 % dimethylpolysiloxane |
260 / 280 |
| OPTIMA® WAX |
polyethylene glycol 20000 dalton |
240 / 250 |
| OPTIMA® WAXplus |
polyethylene glycol with optimized crosslinking |
260 / 270 |
| OPTIMA® FFAP |
polyethylene glycol-2-nitroterephthalate |
250 / 260 |
highest |
| * First temperature for isothermal operation, second value for short isotherms in a temperature program. Please note, that for columns with 0.53 mm ID and for columns with thicker films temperature limits are generally lower. For details refer to the description of individual phases. |