Heart-cut separations

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005142",
  "term": "Heart-cut separations",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A technique in chromatography where a specific fraction or 'heart' of an eluting peak, containing the analyte of interest, is diverted from the main separation column to a second column for further resolution. This allows for enhanced separation and detection of target compounds in complex mixtures. It is frequently employed in two-dimensional gas chromatography.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2017, 90, 181. 'Terminology of separation methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2017)' on page 208 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2017-0111)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/heart-cut-separations/"
}