Chromatographic separation is similar to extraction, in that, it relies on the distribution of the compounds in the mixture between two phases. Separation is based on a compounds affinity for a mobile phase verses a stationary phase. A compound that absorbs more in the stationary phase will move through the system at a slower rate thus separating the components. The type of chromatography used in this lab will be solid-liquid chromatography,
Chromatographic separation is similar to extraction, in that, it relies on the distribution of the compounds in the mixture between two phases. Separation is based on a compounds affinity for a mobile phase verses a stationary phase. A compound that absorbs more in the stationary phase will move through the system at a slower rate thus separating the components. The type of chromatography used in this lab will be solid-liquid chromatography,