Title: carbon loading
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - carbon loading
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.CT06917
Status: current

Definition
Mass fraction of the packing material which is carbon. Usually taken as a guide to the extent of alkyl substitution on the surface. Usually reported as percentage carbon determined using elemental analysis.

Related Terms
- Mass fraction: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/M03722
- packing material: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/P04394

Source
- PAC, 1997, 69, 1475. 'Classification and characterization of stationary phases for liquid chromatography: Part I. Descriptive terminology (IUPAC Recommendations 1997)' on page 1477 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199769071475)

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Citation: Citation: 'carbon loading' 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.CT06917
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