06 July 2022 0 1K Report

Hi everyone,

Over the past few months the pre and delta column pressure when using our monoQ column has steadily been increasing, and now we've had to reduce our flow rate to 1/4 normal rate to avoid exceeding the pressure limits of the akta.

The pressure looks normal when bypassing the pump, and when we tried testing the system with a monoS column the pressure dropped by 1.5 MPa though still fluctuating.

What I have done so far:

-Deep cleaning the column - We regularly wash the system and columns with 0.5M NaOH and 2M NaCl before and after running the system, I've also washed the column with several cv of 70% Ethanol and 6M GdnHcl to no avail

-Changing in-line filters

-Pump purging

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