Flow Rates in Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatography and Supercritical Fluid Chromatography: A Tool for Optimization

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.126

Keywords:

Gas Chromatography, Liquid Chromatography, Supercritical Fluid Chromatography, Optimization, Flow rate

Abstract

This paper aimed to develop a standalone application for optimizing flow rates in liquid chromatography (LC), gas chromatography (GC) and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC). To do so, Van Deemter’s equation, Knox’ equation and Golay’s equation were implemented in a MATLAB script and subsequently a graphical user interface (GUI) was created. The application will show the optimal flow rate or linear velocity and the corresponding plate height for the set input parameters. Furthermore, a plot will be shown in which the plate height is plotted against the linear flow velocity. Hence, this application will give optimized flow rates for any set conditions with minimal effort.

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Published

2016-08-02

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Software Metapapers

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