Introduction 1
Chromatographic Interactions 2
Dispersive Interactions 3
Polar Interactions 6
Dipole-Dipole Interactions. 6
Dipole-Induced Dipole Interactions 8
Ionic Interactions 10
Mixed Phases 16
The Association of Methanol with Water 23
Solvent/Solute Interactions with Adsorbent Surfaces 31
Mono-layer Adsorption 31
Bi-layer Adsorption 34
Solute Stationary Phase Interactions 38
Mobile Phase Component Dispersive or Weakly Polar 38
Mobile Phase Component Polar 39
Experimental Support for the Sorption and Displacement Process 41
Retention and Exclusion 44
The Preparation of Silica Gel 45
Exclusion-Advantages and Disadvantages 46
Silica Gels with Different Exclusion Properties 46
Blended Silica for Exclusion Chromatography 49
Chiral Chromatography 50
Chiral Polysiloxane Stationary Phases 51
References 65