Shodex GPC LF-604 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 GPC LF-604 is a size exclusion chromatography
downsized column for rapid analysis used with organic solvents. It is packed with unique multi-pore gels with a
wide pore-size distribution. Therefore it can be obtained highly linear calibration curve without inflection points.
The column is suitable for analysis over a broad range of molecular weights.

2. Column Components

3. Column Specifications

Product Product
Code Name
F6021042 GPC LF-604
F6709621 GPC LF-G
Base Material : Spherical porous particles of styrene divinylbenzene copolymer
Column Housing : SUS-316
Screw Type : Internally-threaded type No.10-32 UNF
Shipping Solvent : Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
Operation Manual
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Shodex GPC LF-604
Column Size
Particle
(mm)
Size (μm)
I.D. Length
6.0 150 6
4.6 10 6
SHOWA DENKO K.K. (https://www.shodex.com/)
Theoretical
Target Molecular
Plate Number
Weight Range
(Per Column)
≥ 9,000 300 - 2,000,000
(Guard Column)
* Reference value only / Measured with polystyrene
ver.211001E
Exclusion
* Limit *
2,000,000
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