1. Applications
1.1. Qualitative Analysis
1.2. Quantitative Analysis
1.3. Ion-Exclusion Chromatography
2. Chromatography theory
2.1. Rate theory
2.2. Plate theory
3. Biphasic systems
3.1. Stationary phase
3.1.1. Solid/liquid supported on a solid/gel or a small solid particle with micro porous surface
3.1.1.1. Gas/Gas-solid
3.1.1.2. Liquid/liquid-solid
3.2. Mobile phase
3.2.1. Gas/liquid carriers of a mixture components. The rate of movement depends on solubility in solvent systems
3.2.1.1. Gas/gas-liquid
3.2.1.2. Liquid/Liquid-liquid
4. Types of chromatographic methods
4.1. Based on quantity
4.1.1. Microscale/lab assay such as TLC/PC
4.1.2. Medium scale/analytical assay i.e. column flow
4.1.3. Large scale/commercial i.e. GSC
4.2. Based on solvent direction
4.2.1. Upward ascending
4.2.2. Downward descending
4.2.3. Horizontal transverse dial
5. Column chromatography
5.1. Gas-liquid chromatography (GLC)
5.2. Gas-solid
5.2.1. GC-MS
5.3. Liquid chromatography (LC)
5.3.1. Liquid-liquid
5.3.2. Liquid-solid
5.3.3. Ion-exchange
5.3.3.1. Inorganic-Ion Chromatography
5.3.3.2. Single-Column Ion Chromatography
5.3.4. Size-exclusion chromatography
5.3.5. Affinity chromatography
5.3.6. Chiral chromatography
5.3.7. Electrochromatography
5.4. Supercritical fluid chromatography
6. Planar chromatography
6.1. Thin-layer chromatography
6.1.1. Qualitative TLC
6.2. Paper chromatography /PC
6.2.1. Two-Dimensional Planar Chromatography