Dionex™ ICS-6000 HPIC™ eLearning courses

Dionex™ ICS-6000 HPIC™ eLearning courses provide you with foundational knowledge and basic skills that you need to use and benefit from your instrument. You will find a series of eLearning courses which can cover different topics such as foundational theory and/or basic operations principle and/or user maintenance and troubleshooting.

Dionex™ ICS-6000 HPIC™ Foundational Theory eLearning course is an introduction to the general principles of ion chromatography. This course provides a review of the basic principles of chromatography and the history of the development of ion chromatography (IC) technology. The standard components of the IC system and how these facilitate the successful separation of analytes will be covered. Additional concepts discussed include:

• What is ion chromatography?
• A detailed description of the ion exchange process
• Effects of mobile & stationary phases
• Basic overview of Reagent-Free™ Ion Chromatography (RFIC™) technology
• IC columns and their factors affecting peak resolution
• Principles of suppressed conductivity detection

This Foundational Theory eLearning course is similar to the Dionex™ Integrion™ HPIC™, the Dionex™ Aquion™ ICS, the Dionex™ ICS-2100 and the Dionex™ ICS-5000 HPIC™

Dionex™ ICS-6000 HPIC™ Basic Operations conductivity detector with Chromeleon™ eLearning course will provide basic operational guidelines to run samples using a Thermo Scientific™ Dionex™ ICS-6000 HPIC™ system with conductivity detection and an AS-AP sampler. This course will also provide a detailed step-by-step instruction checklist to install a new DRS 600 suppressor on your ion chromatography system. This course provides an overview, installation, operation, and troubleshooting guidelines for Reagent Free Ion Chromatography (RFIC) consumables often used in standard IC systems. This course is designed for new users who want to learn how to use/run basic experiments on the instrument. Some of the topics covered include:

• System startup: eluent preparation, pump priming, and system equilibration
• Creating sequences & methods
• EGC: Eluent Generator Cartridge
• Electrolytic Suppressors

The Dionex™ ICS-6000 HPIC™ Basic Operations Electrochemical Detector with Chromeleon™ eLearning course provides a detailed step-by-step instruction checklist to install a new Dionex™ DRS 600 suppressor on your ion chromatography system. There is an overview of installation, operation, and troubleshooting guidelines for Reagent Free Ion Chromatography (RFIC) consumables often used in standard IC systems. Basic operational guidelines to run samples for carbohydrate analysis using a Thermo Scientific™ Dionex™ ICS-6000 HPIC system with electrochemical detection and an AS-AP sampler is also provided. Some modules included in the course are:

• Verification of the backpressure of the detector cell and backpressure coils, and proper hydration and backpressure check of the suppressor and troubleshooting tips
• Explanations of EGC: Eluent Generator Cartridge; CR-TC: Continuously Regenerated Trap Column; Electrolytic Suppressors; CRD: Carbonate Removal Device
• System preparation steps, including: electrochemical detector (ED) cell components, reference electrode calibration, and ED cell assembly

The Dionex™ ICS-6000 HPIC™ User Maintenance and Troubleshooting eLearning course discusses fundamental troubleshooting principles and definitions. It provides a review of an overall description of an Ion Chromatography System set up with conductivity detection and discusses its vital signs. It also provides users with a compilation of routine maintenance and troubleshooting guidelines for ion chromatography systems with electrochemical detection (ED). Some of the topics covered include:

• Troubleshooting tips that will help quickly resume operation to generate accurate, reliable data
• Requirements for ED operation
• Routine maintenance guidelines
• Troubleshooting tips on most-probable symptoms/problems.

This User Maintenance and Troubleshooting course is similar to the Dionex™ Integrion™ HPIC™ and Dionex™ ICS-5000 HPIC™ User Maintenance and Troubleshooting courses.