convex isotherm

in chromatography
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@DT06932@, the slope of which is continuously decreasing.
Note:
The resulting chromatographic peak is @T06249@. Adsorption isotherms are often of this type. A special case is the Langmuir adsorption isotherm.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 1591. (Nomenclature for non-linear chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 1593 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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