Introduction 1
The Plate Theory 2
The Retention Volume of a Solute 7
The Conditions for Chromatographic Separation 8
The Capacity Ratio of a Solute 9
The Separation Ratio of Two Solutes 10
The Compressibility of the Mobile Phase 10
The Column Dead Volume 15
Chromatographic Dead Volumes 18
Experimental Examination of Dead Volume Measurement 20
The Gaussian Form of the Elution Equation 24
Retention Measurements on Close Eluting Peaks 26
Quantitative Analysis from Retention Measurements 30
Column Efficiency 34
The Position of the Points of Inflection 37
Resolving Power of a Column 38
Effective Plate Number 42
The Summation of Variances 45
The Maximum Sample Volume that Can Be Placed on a Chromatographic Column 45
Vacancy Chromatography 47
Temperature Changes During the Passage of a Solute Through a Theoretical Plate in Gas Chromatography 53
The Peak Capacity of a Chromatographic Column 63
References 69