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Chromatography vs Elution - What's the difference?

chromatography | elution |

As nouns the difference between chromatography and elution

is that chromatography is (chemistry) any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) - the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation while elution is elution.

chromatography

English

Noun

  • (chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) - the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation.

    • Derived terms

    * gas-liquid chromatography - GLC * high performance liquid chromatography - HPLC * ion exchange chromatography * paper chromatography * thin layer chromatography - TLC

    elution

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (analytical chemistry) The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent.

    • Synonyms

    * desorption

    References

    * Elution , Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 2007.

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