REACTION-KINETICS AND KINETIC PROCESSES IN MODERN LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHIC REACTORS

The analysis and use of liquid chromatographic columns as chemical reactors are explained. Multifold applications of liquid chromatographic reactors with a wide range of materials are described and illustrated. Means for extracting chemical kinetic rate data from liquid chromatographic reactor experiments in the presence of other dynamic processes are emphasized. Techniques for controlling reactivity and selectivity are explained. It is also shown that useful information about the stationary phase and protein interaction with the stationary phase can be accessible from these experiments. Several explanations for multiple zone formation including results from interconversion studies are presented, It appears that at broader awareness of chromatographic reactor applications would be beneficial to workers in a variety of different fields. There are a number of additional possibilities for the future including the removal and detoxification through transformation of environmentally undesirable materials.