Title: adsorption isotherm
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - adsorption isotherm
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.AT06934
Status: current

Definition
Isotherm describing adsorption of the sample component on the surface of the stationary phase from the mobile phase.

Related Terms
- mobile phase: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/M03952
- stationary phase: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/S05949

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 1591. 'Nomenclature for non-linear chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 1592 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668081591)

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Citation: Citation: 'adsorption isotherm' 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.AT06934
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