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BIDIRECTIONAL CHROMATOGRAPHY [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

A procedure by which improved separation between closely related substances by PC [paper chromatography] or TLC [thin-layer chromatography] can be achieved by running the chromatograms in two different solvent systems at right angles to each other.

OBS

This procedure is applicable to any form of chromatography or electrophoresis carried out on a flat surface.

Key term(s)
  • bidirectional chromatography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
CONT

Le développement obtenu peut être amélioré par un deuxième, effectué dans une direction perpendiculaire, après rotation de 90 ° de la feuille de papier, et irrigation, en haut ou en bas, au moyen d'un éluant convenable : c'est la chromatographie bidimensionnelle sur papier.

OBS

Les taches alignées se répartissent alors dans le papier, ce qui permet de les distinguer et de les identifier facilement.

Key term(s)
  • chromatographie bidirectionnelle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química analítica
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