Term: ascending elution (ascending development)
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00466

Definition:
A mode of operation in which the paper or plate is in a vertical or slanted position and the mobile phase is supplied to its lower edge; the upward movement depends on capillary action.

Related Terms:
1) mode (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03958).

Source: PAC, 1993, 65, 819. 'Nomenclature for chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 829 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365040819)

Citation: 'ascending elution (ascending development)' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00466

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