Chromatography abbreviation

Some common abbreviations used in chromatography are listed below.

A Angstrom ACN Acetonitrile Aq.sol. Aqueous solution C18 Octadecyl silane C8 Octyl silane CC Chiral chromatography CN Cyno DCM  Dichloromethane DMSO Dimethylsulfoxide ELSD  evaporative light scattering detector EtOH Ethanol FLR Fluorescence FTIR Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy GPC  gel permeation chromatography  GC Gas chromatography GLP Good laboratory practice GMP Good manufacturing practice FIA  flow injection analysis H Height  HETP Height equivalent to theoretical plate HPLC High performance liquid chromatography HPTLC high performance thin layer chromatography IC Ion chromatography ID Internal diameter IPA Isopropanol IPC Ion pair chromatography IR Infrared spectroscopy  L Length Ibs Pounds K Capacity factor KH2PO4 Potassium dihydrogen phosphate LC Liquid chromatography LC/MS Liquid chromatography/mass spectroscopy μm Micrometer μg Microgram μl Microlitre MeOH Methanol Mg/ml Milligram/milliliter Min Minutes mL/g Milliliter per gram mL/min Milliliter per min mm Millimeter mM Millimole MS Mass Spectroscopy mS   millisiemens  msec Milliseconds mV Millivolt MW Molecular weight N Efficiency ng Nanogram NMR  nuclear magnetic resonance NP Normal phase OD Outer diameter ODS Octadecyl silane PDA Diode array detector PEG polyethylene glycol PLE pressurized liquid extraction pg Picogram pH Potential of hydrogen pKa Acid dissociation constant  PPM Parts per million PSI Pound per square inch QC  quality control RI Refractive index RP Reverse phase Rs Resolution RSD Relative standard deviation Si Silica SEC  size exclusion chromatography S/N  signal-to-noise ratio SPE   solid phase extraction TEA Triethylamine Temp Temperature TFA Trifluoroacetic acid THF Tetrahydrofuran tR Retention time µg microgram µS Microsiemens UPLC  Ultra performance liquid chromatography UHPLC  Ultra high performance liquid chrom. UV Ultraviolet V Volte v/v Volume per volume Vo Dead volume W Width w/v Weight per volume

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