Chromatography method and apparatus
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1. A METHOD FOR SEPARATING FLUID MIXTURES BY PARTITION CHROMATOGRAPHY WHICH COMPRISES INJECTING A CHARGE MIXTURE TO BE SEPARATED INTO THE SELF-SEALING CHARGE INLET OF A PARTITION CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN, INTRODUCING CARRIER GAS INTO THE PARTITION COLUMN AT SUPER-ATMOSPHERIC INLET PRESSURE AT A POINT IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE CHARGE INLET, SIMULTANEOUSLY INTRODUCING CARRIER GAS AND MAINTAINING THE SAME SUPER-ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CHARGE INLET FROM THE FIRST MENTIONED POINT OF INTRODUCTION OF CARRIER GAS SO AS TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL PRESSURES ON EACH SIDE OF THE SELF-SEALING CHARGE INLET, AND WITHDRAWING AN EFFLUENT FROM THE PARTITION COLUMN COMPRISING CARRIER GAS AND SEPARATED COMPONENTS OF THE CHARGE MIXTURE.
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1. A METHOD FOR SEPARATING FLUID MIXTURES BY PARTITION CHROMATOGRAPHY WHICH COMPRISES INJECTING A CHARGE MIXTURE TO BE SEPARATED INTO THE SELF-SEALING CHARGE INLET OF A PARTITION CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN, INTRODUCING CARRIER GAS INTO THE PARTITION COLUMN AT SUPER-ATMOSPHERIC INLET PRESSURE AT A POINT IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE CHARGE INLET, SIMULTANEOUSLY INTRODUCING CARRIER GAS AND MAINTAINING THE SAME SUPER-ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CHARGE INLET FROM THE FIRST MENTIONED POINT OF INTRODUCTION OF CARRIER GAS SO AS TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL PRESSURES ON EACH SIDE OF THE SELF-SEALING CHARGE INLET, AND WITHDRAWING AN EFFLUENT FROM THE PARTITION COLUMN COMPRISING CARRIER GAS AND SEPARATED COMPONENTS OF THE CHARGE MIXTURE.
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