GC
GC-MS Chemical Fingerprinting Simulator
Spreadsheet-Based Simulation for Iterative Stationary-Phase Selection & Experimental Design in Chemical Fingerprinting with GC-MS
Thaveesangsakulthai, I.; Kulsing, C.
J. Chem. Educ.
2021
,
98
, 2714-2719
Exercise:
① FAME Separation Optimization
34 fatty acid methyl esters - default [P66614][FeCl4] at 178 C / 0.5 C/min
② Hydrocarbon + FAME Mixture
73 compounds (kerosene HCs + FAMEs) - default [P66614][FeCl4] at 76 C / 2.5 C/min
Stationary Phase Column
nonpolar
low polar
midpolar
polar
IL (highly polar)
Column Dimensions
Column Length (L)
m
Internal Diameter (dc)
mm
Carrier Gas Flow (F)
mL/min
Plate Height (H)
m
Oven Temperature Program
Initial Temp (T0)
C
Hold Time at T0
min
Heat Rate (g)
C/min
Max Run Time
min
MS Detector (TIC / EIC)
Selected m/z
Mass Tol (Da)
Set Mass Tol ≥ 100 for
Total Ion Chromatogram
(all ions); set to ~0.5 for
Extracted Ion Chromatogram
at selected m/z.
▶
Run Simulation
Chromatogram
Peak Table
About & Guide
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Resolved Peaks (Rs>=1.5)
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Peak Capacity
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Last Peak (min)
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tM (min)
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Min Rs
Simulated GC-MS Chromatogram
TIC/EIC Signal
Selected Peak (click on chart or table)
#
Compound
tR (min)
wb (min)
Class
Rs (prev)
Status