Total retention time

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012147",
  "term": "Total retention time",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The time elapsed from the injection of a sample into a chromatographic system until the maximum of the peak for a specific component elutes from the column. This measurement includes the time the mobile phase spends traversing the column. It is typically measured in seconds or minutes.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "hold-up time"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2017, 90, 181. 'Terminology of separation methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2017)' on page 199 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2017-0111)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/total-retention-time/"
}