Miniaturizing Science: How Avantor Experts are Advancing Sustainable HPLC Practices

At Avantor, sustainability and innovation go hand in hand. From reducing our environmental footprint to enabling greener lab practices for our customers, we’re committed to building a more sustainable future through science. 

A recent article published in Technology Networks by David Dunthorne, Senior Research and Development Associate Chemist at Avantor, spotlights one of the emerging ways our teams are helping laboratories reduce waste and operate more efficiently: miniaturization in High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). This approach not only conserves valuable resources like solvents and energy—it also supports safer and more sustainable lab environments. 

As the article explains, transitioning from conventional to miniaturized HPLC columns and instrumentation can deliver significant environmental benefits without compromising analytical performance. A combination of higher efficiency stationary phases with reductions in column size, instrumentation volume and flow rate enable decreased chemical waste and energy usage with equivalent or superior analytical performance—key considerations for any lab striving to meet its sustainability and analytical throughput goals.  

 By embedding sustainability into the very tools and methods scientists use every day, our experts are helping pave the way for a healthier planet and more responsible research practices. 

Read the full article on Technology Networks.