Elution vs. Eluent

Elutionnoun

(analytical chemistry) The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent.

Elutionnoun

the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions

Elution

In analytical and organic chemistry, elution is the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent; as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions. In a liquid chromatography experiment, for example, an analyte is generally adsorbed, or , an adsorbent in a liquid chromatography column.

Eluentnoun

(analytical chemistry) In chromatography, a solvent used in order to effect separation by elution.