Title: non-ideal, non-linear chromatography
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - non-ideal, non-linear chromatography
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.NT06945
Status: current

Definition
Chromatographic process, where both isotherm curvature and other peak-broadening processes (such as diffusion) contribute to the peak shape.

Note
This case comprises most peaks in common practice that are characterised as 'tailing' or 'fronting'.

Related Terms
- diffusion: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/D01716
- fronting: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/F02534
- tailing: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/T06249

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 1591. 'Nomenclature for non-linear chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 1594 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668081591)

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Citation: Citation: 'non-ideal, non-linear chromatography' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.NT06945
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