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MOBILE PHASE RETENTION TIME [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
CONT

In chromatography, mobile phase retention time, tm, is the time for an unretained component to elute. This time represents the minimum time a component remains on the column, which is the time all components spend in the mobile phase.

OBS

In liquid chromatography, both the mobile phase hold-up time and the retention time of the non-retained solute are the same. This is not the case in permeation chromatography.

Key term(s)
  • hold-up time

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
OBS

t[indice]m apparaît ainsi comme le «temps de rétention, d'un composé non retenu» par la phase stationnaire. Comme c'est généralement le cas de l'air, tout au moins en chromatographie gaz-liquide, on l'appelle un peu trop systématiquement «temps de rétention de l'air» (t[indice]a).

OBS

temps de rétention d'un composé non retenu : tm; temps de rétention de l'air : ta.

Key term(s)
  • temps de rétention de l'air

Spanish

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