Title: descending elution/development
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - descending elution/development
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.D01616
Status: current

Definition
A mode of operation in which the mobile phase is supplied to the upper edge of the paper or plate and the downward movement is governed mainly by gravity.

Related Term
- mode: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/M03958

Source
- PAC, 1993, 65, 819. 'Nomenclature for chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 829 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365040819)

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Citation: Citation: 'descending elution/development' 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.D01616
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