Abstract
It is shown that the known instances of the separation of volatile compounds actually refer to gas–liquid–solid chromatography and not gas–liquid chromatography, the walls of the capillary column fulfilling the function of the solid. The theories of the retention and spreading of the chromatographic bands in elution gas–liquid–solid chromatography are examined. The results of theoretical and experimental studies indicate the need to take into account the role of adsorption in capillary gas–liquid chromatography.
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