Unified system for the prediction of retention data in gas-liquid chromatography

A unified system of calculating retention data in advance (data of more than 400 stationary phases between 60-130 [degrees C] column temperature) has been worked out based on research work of more than four decades and on the results of hundreds of researchers and research teams. The system is suitable for multiplication of horizontal (from a given stationary phase calculating from one column temperature [T1] to another [T2]) and vertical (on standard column temperature from one stationary phase to another) counting between isothermal circumstances without any limitation. The system can be used in programmed gas-liquid chromatography including double (carrier gas and column temperature and/or special vaporizater) programming. We present a system software with a protocol and some tables to help in its use. Zerolane (hypothetical stationary phase), squalane and OV-101 stationary phases are used as the fundamental stationary phases for precalculation. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.