Chemical Fractionation
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Separation of a mixture in successive stages, each stage removing from the mixture some proportion of one of the substances, for example by differential solubility in water-solvent mixtures. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) |
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DOSE FRACTIONATION; CELL FRACTIONATION and FRACTIONATION, FIELD FLOW are also available |
Chemical Fractionation Categories.
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Fractionation, Field Flow - Separation of molecules and particles by a simultaneous action of carrier liquid flow and focusing field forces (electrical, sedimentation, or thermal), without a stationary phase. |
Chemical Fractionation Definitions and Terms
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