In order to investigate minute quantities of impurities in pharmaceuticals and pesticide residues in food products, both the ability to separate and detect trace compounds more reliably and increased analysis efficiency are required.

Following on from the Prominence UFLC, which offered high speed as well as high analysis accuracy and reliability, thereby increasing analysis cost-efficiency, we have developed the Prominence UFLCXR, which achieves greater data quality by means of higher separation performance. While maintaining the high analysis accuracy and reliability cultivated with the Prominence series, by using a high-speed separation column and optimizing the system, we have increased separation performance to a level greater than that of conventional LC.

In order to achieve the ultimate in high separation performance, column efficiency has been improved by optimizing the balance between the particle diameter of the XR-ODS high-speed separation column and the column length, and the system has been optimized (pressure resistance: 66 MPa) to attain the highest possible level of column performance. When using a longer column (or multiple connected columns), this product is ideal in terms of pressure resistance and low dispersion.

A high level of basic performance, featuring a high-performance pump and an autosampler injection mechanism that prevents carryover, helps increase reliability in the analysis of trace compounds.

Our product lineup includes the Shim-pack XR-ODS II high-separation column, which is based on the Shim-pack XR-ODS high-speed analysis column, but has been lengthened in order to improve separation performance. This column facilitates high-speed, high-separation analysis for a wider range of analytical applications, such as those involving methanol mobile phases.