O trabalho descreve um método rápido para a preparação de Carbowax 20M imobilizada sobre suporte, através do uso de tratamento térmico em forno convencional. O processo de extração com solventes remove a fase estacionária não imobilizada de poli(etileno glicol) (PEG) do suporte e a diferença de massa antes e após a extração fornece o percentual extraído e, consequentemente, o percentual total imobilizado. O tratamento térmico a 250 °C por 10 horas mostrou que a imobilização reduziu a atividade do material e aumentou o número de pratos (N) e a resolução (Rs), enquanto o fator de retenção (k) reduziu. Desta forma, a separação na coluna com material tratado é mais rápida e mais eficiente.

A rapid method is described for preparation of support - bonded Carbowax 20M columns packing using a conventional furnace to heat the packing. Solvent extraction of the stationary phase removes the non-immobilized poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) from the support and the difference between final and initial weight provides the total percent extracted and, consequently, the total percent immobilized. Treatment of the packing material at 250 °C for 10 h. reveals that the immobilization reduces the material activity and increases the plates number (N) and resolution (Rs) while the retention factor (k) is decreased. Thus, separations with this treated column are faster and display higher efficiency.

A simple chemical method has been developed to quantify the silanol groups (º Si-OH) in silica as well as in coated chromatographic supports for use in packed - column Gas Chromatography. After adsorption of 10 mg/mL methylene blue, centrifuging action and filtration, the absorbance of the solution was inversely proportional to the silanol quantity. The difference between the absorbance of the pure solution and that of the solid - free filtrate was related to the silica weight, yielding a quantitative analysis of these groups.