COSMOSIL Buckyprep HPLC Columns for Fullerene Purification
Manufactured by Nacalai Tesque in Japan, COSMOSIL Buckyprep is a pyrenylpropyl group bonded silica based column specifically designed for fullerene separation. The unparalleled separation capabilities have enabled COSMOSIL Buckyprep to become the world benchmark of HPLC column for fullerene separation. COSMOSIL Buckyprep retains fullerenes very strongly with a mobile phase of 100% toluene and exceeds the injection volume of a standard C18 column by a factor of 35. It has 10 times more sample loading capacity, and it completes separation in half the time comparing to GPC columns.
COSMOSIL Buckyprep-M is a phenothiazinyl group bonded silica based column specifically designed for metallo-fullerene separation. Metallo-fullerenes are retained more strongly than other fullerenes on this column. COSMOSIL Buckyprep-M is also effective for the separation of higher fullerenes and fullerene derivatives.
COSMOSIL Buckyprep-D is for preparative separation of derivatized fullerenes, e.g., C60 indene used for organic thin-film solar cell.
Using Buckyprep columns with JAI recycling preparative HPLC system can achieve the highest purity and yield for fullerene and fullerene derivative purifications.