Preferred Label : carrier gas;
IUPAC definition : A gas introduced in order to transport a sample for analytical purposes. In gas chromatography
it is the gas which is passed continuously through the column and whose passage promotes
the elution of the components of the sample. The carrier gas together with the portions
of the sample present in this phase constitutes the mobile phase.;
Origin ID : C00863;
See also
A gas introduced in order to transport a sample for analytical purposes. In gas chromatography
it is the gas which is passed continuously through the column and whose passage promotes
the elution of the components of the sample. The carrier gas together with the portions
of the sample present in this phase constitutes the mobile phase.
