Nonadditivity and nonlinearity of mobile and stationary zone mass transfer resistances in chromatography

B Huygens, C Venditti, A Adrover… - Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Using a two-zone moment analysis (TZMA) method based on Brenner's generalized
dispersion theory for two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) periodic media, we …

AC electrothermal effect promotes enhanced solute mixing in a wavy microchannel

SK Mehta, PK Mondal - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
For liquids used in biological applications, a smaller diffusion coefficient results in a longer
mixing time. We discuss, in this endeavor, the promising potential of the AC electrothermal …

[HTML][HTML] Moment analysis for predicting effective transport properties in hierarchical retentive porous media

C Venditti, B Huygens, G Desmet, A Adrover - Journal of Chromatography A, 2023 - Elsevier
We report on a new homogenization approach to solve, with drastically improved speed and
accuracy, the general advection-diffusion equation in hierarchical porous media with …

Microfluidic validation of the diffusional bridging effect suppressing dispersion in multicapillary flow systems

B Vankeerberghen, F Parmentier… - Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
The efficiency of liquid chromatography separations could be strongly improved by changing
the current packed bed columns by a bundle of parallel capillary tubes. In practice, however …

Reduction of Taylor dispersion in a capillary by spin-up flow—theoretical insights

Z Larbi, F Larachi, A Azzi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
We have developed a theoretical framework to characterize the transport and mixing of a
passive scalar in a capillary tube. In this configuration, a suspension of magnetic …

Impact of transversal vortices on the performance of open-tubular liquid chromatography

C Venditti, V Biagioni, A Adrover, S Cerbelli - Journal of Chromatography A, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Open-Tubular Liquid Chromatography (OTLC) is currently limited by two
shortcomings, namely the low ratio of adsorbing area to the channel volume and the large …

[HTML][HTML] Lagrangian transport in the time-periodic two-dimensional lid-driven square cavity

L Babor, HC Kuhlmann - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The Lagrangian transport in the laminar incompressible flow in a two-dimensional square
cavity driven by a harmonic tangential oscillation of the lid is investigated numerically for a …

[HTML][HTML] A numerical study of the effects of lateral flow and retention in open tubular vortex chromatography

I Bihi, P Gelin, I Frankel, W De Malsche - Journal of Chromatography A, 2024 - Elsevier
Axial dispersion in chromatographic columns is responsible for a reduced separation
efficiency. In the present research macrotransport theory is used to predict the …

Prediction of Plate Height Curves of Porous-Shell Pillar Array Columns Micro-Pillar Array Columns

C Venditti, G Desmet, A Adrover - Separations, 2024 - mdpi.com
We investigate band broadening in the most widely adopted configuration of micro-pillar
array columns (μ PACs)—specifically, a cylindrical pillar array where both the pillar walls …

[HTML][HTML] Dispersion properties of triply periodic minimal surface stationary phases for LC: The case of superficial adsorption

C Lauriola, C Venditti, G Desmet, A Adrover - Journal of Chromatography A, 2025 - Elsevier
The exact moment method for the determination of the dispersion tensor in retentive porous
media has been adopted to compute the dispersion coefficients, the plate height curves and …