The use of columns packed with sub-2 μm particles in supercritical fluid chromatography

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 44-54

  Grand Guillaume Perrenoud, Alexandre ^a   Veuthey, Jean Luc ^a   Guillarme, Davy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Isopycnic plot; Kinetic plot; Mass spectrometry; Orthogonal selectivity; Sub 2 m particle; Supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC); UHPSFC MS; Ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC); Ultra high performance supercritical fluid chromatography (UHPSFC); Van deemter representation

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KINETICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ISOPYCNIC PLOTS; KINETIC PLOTS; SUPER CRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; UHPSFC-MS; ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIES; VAN DEEMTER REPRESENTATION;

SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; KINETICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84912014333     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: 18793142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2014.06.023     Document Type: Review

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