Silica-containing mixed-oxide gels prepared by a coprecipitation method as novel packing materials for liquid chromatography

The separation characteristics of silica-zirconia. silica-alumina, Silica-titania, and silica-magnesia gels for benzene, dimethyl phthalate, and pyridine have been evaluated as column packing materials for liquid chromatography. Of these mixed-oxide gels, silica-magnesia had the best separation ability particularly for a basic compound, pyridine depending presumably on the reduction of the activity of silanol group on silica surface.