Chromatography - The Science of Separation [Jun 2010]

Measuring the radioactive noble gas Krypton using chromatography

Chromatography is the science of separation, with the analyte of interest being in a mobile phase, passing through a series of stationary phases. This allows the analyte to be isolated for quantification through a wide variety of techniques. This article looks at how chromatography is used to separate the noble gas krypton from air.

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Richard C Wilson

Richard C Wilson MRSC

Richard is a senior consultant at Westlakes Scientific Consulting Ltd (WSC) and has been with the company since 2002. WSC provides research and consultancy services to the environmental sector, both in the UK and overseas. Much of his work focuses on the detection of radionuclides in the environment as well as reviewing and offering support to monitoring programmes as well as interpretation of analytical results.

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