Term: open-tubular column
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.O04297

Definition:
A column, usually having a small diameter, in which either the inner tube wall, or a liquid or active solid held stationary on the tube wall acts as the stationary phase and there is an open, unrestricted path for the mobile phase.

Related Terms:
1) active solid (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00109).

Source: Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 97 (https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/)

Citation: 'open-tubular column' 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.O04297

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