Chromatographic capacity factor description

It is assumed that the reader is familiar with such common chromatographic concepts as efficiency, selectivity, capacity factors, and theoretical plates, and how these parameters affect and effect chromatographic resolution. Excellent descriptions of these general chromatographic principles have been published. Other reviews on various aspects of carbohydrate separations will be cited in the appropriate Sections. 

A mathematical description of the retention of ions under gradient elution conditions was introduced in 1957 by Schwab et al. [131]. It is based on parameters which are derived from the normal chromatographic elution process for which the eluent composition is kept constant during the separation. Hence, the retention of an ion at isocratic elution may be described according to Eq. (86), taking into account the definitions for the capacity factor, k, and the selectivity coefficient, K, [see Eq. (35) and (36) in Section 3.2] ... 

As can be concluded from this short description of the factors influencing the overall reaction rate in liquid-solid or gas-solid reactions, the structure of the stationary phase is of significant importance. In order to minimize the transport limitations, different types of supports were developed, which will be discussed in the next section. In addition, the amount of enzyme (operative ligand on the surface of solid phase) as well as its activity determine the reaction rate of an enzyme-catalyzed process. Thus, in the following sections we shall briefly describe different types of chromatographic supports, suited to provide both the high surface area required for high enzyme capacity and the lowest possible internal and external mass transfer resistances. 

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