Shodex Sugar SZ5532 Operation Manual

（Please read this manual carefully to achieve the best and consistent column performance for a long time）

Important Handling Instructions

Caution!
· Please consult the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) of reagents and solvents used with the column
and understand their proper handling methods to prevent potential health hazards or death
from occurring.
· Please wear appropriate personal protective equipment such as lab goggles and gloves
when handling organic solvents and acid and alkaline reagents. Avoid any direct physical
contact to prevent chemical injuries.
Before Using the Column
(1) Please visually inspect the package and outside of the column for any damage.
(2) Please check if product name and serial number written on the column package, column name tag, and
enclosed Certificate of Analysis (CoA) are matching and correct.

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Shodex product. Shodex SUGAR SZ5532 is a high performance
chromatography column which is specifically designed for the separations and analysis of sugars. A strong acid
cation exchange type packing gel, prepared from a rigid resin of styrene divinylbenzene copolymer provides a
mixed separation mode. The analytes are separated by a combination of ligand exchange and hydrophilic
chromatography (HILIC) modes. It is capable of separating and analyzing disaccharides or trisaccharides from
each other.

2. Column Components

3. Column Specifications

Product
Product Name
Code
F7001300 SUGAR SZ5532
F6700110 SUGAR SZ-G
Base Material : Spherical porous particles of styrene divinylbenzene copolymer modified with sulfo group
(counter ion: Zn
Column Housing : SUS-316
Screw Type : Internally-threaded type No.10-32 UNF
Shipping Solvent : Water/Acetonitrile = 30/70
Operation Manual
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Shodex SUGAR
Column Size (mm)
I.D.
6.0
4.6
2+ )
SHOWA DENKO K.K. (https://www.shodex.com/)
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SZ5532
Particle
Size (μm)
Length
150 6
10 6
ver.210629E
Theoretical Plate Number
(Per Column)
≥ 5.500
(Guard Column)
1