7th Annual micro & Fast Gas Chromatography Symposium

7 Year Progress Report

Ultrafast GC: The Journey to Credibility

Ultrafast gas chromatography has come a long way since the first of these Gulf Coast Conference symposia seven years ago. From invention to patents to applications including an ASTM method, to the roll out to wineries, refineries, petrochemicals, chemicals and upstream to the wellhead, Ultrafast GC has become mainstream. In labs, online and even transportable platforms, the Ultrafast GC platform expansions including 16 meter column modules for up to 32 meters total length and the newest inventions enabling 3 different column types using a single switching valve broadens applications even more. This year the symposium will take a step back to make an assessment of the breadth and depth of applications and the developments making them possible.

Session Outline

• Introduction – 7 Year Progress Report – John Crandall, Falcon

• Chromperfect: Peak Integration? Of course but Automation, Software and Data Integration Too! – George Schreiner, Chromperfect

• Optimizing Gas Chromatography – Brian Rohrback, Infometrix

• Ultrafast Simulated Distillation in the Refinery Laboratory: The Skeptics become the Believers – Shauna Teclemariam, US Oil Refining Company

• Long column technology, gasoline, pesticides – Derrick Saul, Falcon

• 3 columns, two module applications – Nate Caton

• Low concentrations using GS-T – Matt Holliday, Derrick Saul, Falcon (presenter)

• Discussion - Group

2010-2018A quantum leap in technique for 60 year old traditional, air bath oven GC technology.

The Journey to Credibility

Falcon Joins Teledyne Advanced Monitoring Solutions

October 12, 2018

Turning the Page to a New Chapter

Transitioning from Lewisburg, WV to Englewood, CO

From Country Roads to Rocky MountainsOpacity

CEMS

Industrial Labs

Transportable

Industrial Process

Wide Range of Applications – Wide range of Locations

• Industrial Process – Tucked in the Pipes• Extractive sampling very near the sample point

• Trace level measurements

• Condensation issues

• Reactivity issues

• Industrial Laboratory• Quick response to process changes

• Endpoint detection

• Process Validation

• Transportable• Fraud detection

• Regulatory compliance

• Short term composition survey campaigns

Onsite Composition SurveyNovember 28, 2017

• Initial sample line insulation was inadequate• The water vapor was

clearly condensing and could be seen periodically “burping” from the stainless steel connections into the clear Teflon tubing

• Chromatography was consistent with the condensate problem

• Corrective action was taken as shown next

Onsite InstallationNovember 28, 2017

• Heat tracing was added up to the sample valve• There were still cold

spots causing condensation

• The water “burp” frequency and impact was reduced

• We expect a properly implemented permanent sample system will remove this issue

Low Level Components of Interest

Tucked in the Pipes, 30’ UpVapor phase sample with 15% water measuring ppm levels of very polar acids, aldehydes & anhydrides

Modular CALIDUS in Process Enclosure Module

Batch Reactor Endpoint & Leak Detection… One Door Away

Food Grade Fatty Acid Boiling Range Distribution

Leak Detection: Heat Transfer Media by Heated Headspace Gas Chromatography

Batch Reactor 30’ this way

Quick, Easy Process Validation, Common Sense Automation

Fatty Acid Boiling Range

• Notes• The high boilers were

easily integrated along with the other components of interest

• Baseline assignments are done automatically

• Color flooded peaks correlate to legacy values

Region of high boilers

Fits in the RigPipeline Interface Detection

Interference Free N2 @ 35 Seconds

Cycle time

The Result: 170 Second Resolution for Determining Flare Start & Stop Timing

Before Online N2 Analysis After Online N2 Analysis

Far less wasted Product 1 & 2 & Nitrogen

The CALIDUS/PALARUS Solution

HardwareFalcon Analytical:-Dual CALIDUS 101 Micro GC’s

PALARUS (CTC Analytics)-Dual Tower PAL HTX-xt

SoftwareJustice Laboratory Software:-ChromPerfect Seven

Axel-Semerau:-Chronos

Infometrix, Inc:-Line-Up

ChromwareRestek:-MTX micro-packed

Winery Ethanol/Fusel Oil Concentrations

• Ethanol & Fusel Oils in Distilled SpiritsJose Cuervo, Grey Goose, Johnnie Walker Black, & Crown Royal

Various Distilled SpiritsEthanol & fusel oils

Serious BusinessEthanol & Fusel Oil

Session Outline

• Chromperfect: Peak Integration? Of course but Automation, Software and Data Integration Too! – George Schreiner, Chromperfect

• Optimizing Gas Chromatography – Brian Rohrback, Infometrix

• Ultrafast Simulated Distillation in the Refinery Laboratory: The Skeptics become the Believers – Shauna Teclemariam, US Oil Refining Company

• Long column technology, gasoline, pesticides – Derrick Saul, Falcon

• 3 columns, two module applications –Nate Caton

• Low concentrations using GS-T – Matt Holliday, Derrick Saul, Falcon (presenter)

• Discussion - Group