Chromatography may be a method for separating the components of a mix by differential adsorption between a stationary phase and a mobile (moving) phase. Chromatography may be a method employed by scientists for separating organic and inorganic compounds in order that they will be analyzed and studied. By analyzing a compound, a scientist can find out what makes up that compound. Chromatography may be a great physical method for observing mixtures and solvents. The word chromatography means "color writing" which may be a way that a chemist can test liquid mixtures. While studying the coloring materials in flowers , a Russian botanist invented chromatography in 1903. Chromatography is such a crucial technique that two nobel prizes are awarded to chromatographers. Over 60% of qualitative analysis worldwide is currently through with chromatography or a variation thereon. Chromatography is used in many different ways. Chromatography is the ability to separate molecules using partitioning characteristics of molecule to stay during a stationary phase versus a mobile phase. Once a molecule is separated from the mixture, it are often isolated and quantified. Different Chromatographic Techniques include:
- Adsorption chromatography
- Partition chromatography
- Ion exchange chromatography
- Gel filtration chromatography
- Affinity chromatography
