Abstract
A computer-assisted procedure is presented for optimization of selectivity of tandem capillary columns with the same apolar (SE-54) stationary phase by varying column temperatures. The procedure is based on a threshold criterion calculated from the required resolution factor in which the separating power of the columns as a function of temperature is incorporated. The validity of the procedure has been verified by the analysis of a sample containing 33 hydrocarbons on two 31 m×0.3 mm i.d. SE-54 capillary columns coupled in series and by varying the temperatures of both columns in the range 60–100°C. At the optimum temperatures (70°C for the first and 92°C for the second column) 26 compounds were resolved equal to or better than Rji=1.00 in 22.8 min.
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