Term: displacement chromatography
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01797

Definition:
A procedure in which the mobile phase contains a compound (the displacer) more strongly retained than the components of the sample under examination. The sample is fed into the system as a finite slug.

Source: Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 74 (https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/)

Citation: 'displacement chromatography' 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.D01797

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