Chapter 2 - Abbreviations Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
HPLC
A
high-performance liquid chromatography
2
Q
UHPLC
A
ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography
3
Q
tR
A
retention time
4
Q
tM
A
void time
5
Q
h
A
peak height
6
Q
wb
A
peak width measured at the base
7
Q
w½
A
peak width measured at the peak’s half height
8
Q
N
A
number of theoretical plates (efficiency)
9
Q
VR
A
retention volume
10
Q
VM
A
void volume
11
Q
F
A
flow rate
12
Q
Vc
A
volume of empty column
13
Q
V0
A
intraparticular volume
14
Q
Ve
A
interstitial volume
15
Q
k
A
retention factor
16
Q
tR’
A
the time the solute resides in the stationary phase
17
Q
K
A
partition coefficient
18
Q
Vs
A
volume of the stationary phase
19
Q
Vm
A
volume of the mobile phase
20
Q
𝛼
A
separation factor
21
Q
HETP
A
height equivalent to a theoretical plate
22
Q
H
A
plate height
23
Q
dp
A
diameter of the particles used as the packing material
24
Q
Rs
A
resolution
25
As
asymmetry factor
26
Tf
tailing factor
27
Eo
Hildebrand's elution strength scale
28
V
linear flow velocity
29
Dm
diffusion coefficient
30
Hmin
minimum plate height
31
Vopt
optimum flow velocity
32
*A*
multi-path effect
33
*B*
longitudinal or passive diffusion
34
*C*
resistance to mass transfer
35
n
peak capacity
36
tG
gradient time
37
k*
average k under gradient conditions
38
ΔΦ
change in volume fraction of strong solvent in RPC
39
HTS
high-throughput screening
40
API
active pharmaceutical ingredient peak
