NOMENCLATURE OF CHROMATOGRAPHY .1. GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHY

The nomenclature of gas chromatography is reviewed with special emphasis on its evolution and recommendations by early ad-hoc committees which represented the basis of the very detailed nomenclatures developed and published by the British Standards Institute, the American Society for Testing and Materials, and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. The terms and symbols included in the existing four standards (BS 3282; ASTM E 355-77; IUPAC GC and general chromatography nomenclatures) are compared and some additional existing rules outlined. Finally, other existing standards related to gas chromatography as a technique are also discussed. © 1979.