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Simulation of one- and multi-dimensional gas chromatography with thermal gradients

Applicant Privatdozent Dr. Peter Boeker, since 11/2023
Subject Area Measurement Systems
Term from 2020 to 2024
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 452897652
 
Final Report Year 2025

Final Report Abstract

The funded project "Simulation of one- and multi-dimensional gas chromatography with temperature gradients" developed a comprehensive numerical model of the separation of substance mixtures in gas chromatography (GC). This model can take into account spatial gradients of different parameters, such as temperature or film thickness, in order to consider novel technologies in GC. In order to determine substance-specific retention parameters for GC separation quickly and effectively, the developed model was used to find the parameter combination that leads to the best agreement between measurements and simulations using optimization approaches. In a third part, the model was extended to a modular system in order to be able to map complex GC systems in which several separation columns and transfer lines are used. This enables the prediction of separation in multidimensional systems such as GC×GC. These three models have been published as open-source packages for the Julia programming language. This makes it possible to determine GC methods with the models for optimal separation and reduces the necessary measurement effort. In addition, the influence of novel techniques, such as spatial temperature gradients, on the separation can be better understood. Especially for complex GC systems, the software packages offer the possibility to test completely new networks of GC columns in the model. In addition, various thermodynamic retention models were compared with Linear Solvation Energy Relationship (LSER) models. This makes it possible to determine the parameters of the LSER model from just a few GC measurements. This can help to evaluate the distribution of substances in different environmental systems.

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