Title: supercritical fluid chromatography
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - supercritical fluid chromatography
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S06139
Status: current

Definition
A separation technique in which the mobile phase is a fluid above and relatively close to its critical temperature and pressure. In general the terms and definitions used in gas or liquid chromatography are equally applicable to supercritical fluid chromatography.

Related Terms
- chromatography: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/C01075
- critical temperature: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/C01402
- supercritical fluid: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/S06138

Source
- PAC, 1993, 65, 819. 'Nomenclature for chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 825 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365040819)

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Citation: Citation: 'supercritical fluid 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.S06139
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