The future of UHPLC: Towards higher pressure and/or smaller particles?

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-75

  Broeckhoven, K ^a   Desmet, G ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Band broadening; Column technology; Impedance; Instrument design; Kinetic plot; Knox and saleem limit; Particle size; Pressure limitation; Separation power; UHPLC

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; PARTICLE SIZE;

BAND-BROADENING; COLUMN TECHNOLOGY; INSTRUMENT DESIGNS; KINETIC PLOTS; KNOX AND SALEEM LIMIT; SEPARATION POWER; UHPLC;

SEPARATION;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEATING; KINETIC GAIN FACTOR; KINETICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84912033978     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: 18793142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2014.06.022     Document Type: Review

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