Capillary Electrophoresis: Types, Instrumentation, Uses

Capillary Electrophoresis

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a highly sensitive separation technique that has been primarily developed based on the concept of high-performance liquid chromatography, thin-layer chromatography, and electrophoretic methods. The use of capillary electrophoresis (CE) has proven to be advantageous in the … Read more

Chromatography: Principles, Types, Applications

Chromatography

Chromatography is a technique for separating a mixture of components into their constituents by distributing them in equilibrium between two phases, the stationary phase, and the mobile phase. The basis for the chromatography method is the variation in the rate at which … Read more

Nanosensors: Definition, Types, Examples, Applications

Nanosensors

Nanosensors are devices with a characteristic dimension of just a few nanometers, they function similarly to regular sensors in that they detect minute quantities and transform them into signals that must be analyzed. Materials with nanoscale sizes have lately emerged as … Read more

Ion Chromatography: Principle, Instrumentation, Advantages

Ion Chromatography

Ion chromatography (IC) is a separation technique that exhibits several similarities with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). However, IC also possesses distinct characteristics, such as its principle of separation and modes of detection, which allow its independent investigation. Ion chromatography (IC) … Read more

Potentiometry: Principle, Types, Electrodes, Advantages

Potentiometry

Potentiometry is an electrochemical method that measures the electrical potential between two electrodes immersed in the solution to be analyzed. The necessary equipment for potentiometry consists of a potential measurement instrument, a reference electrode, and an indication electrode. Techniques known … Read more

Leaching: Types, Methods, Advantages, Disadvantages

Leaching

Leaching is a method by which inorganic, organic, or radionuclides diffuse from the solid phase into the aqueous phase by mineral dissolution, desorption, and complexation processes. What is leaching? It is a fundamental extraction operation in hydrometallurgical processing that involves transferring a … Read more