What is the function of eluotropic series in chromatography?

Some points on function of eluotropic series in chromatography are:

  • The eluotropic series assigns relative positions to solvents based on their ability to disrupt analyte adsorption equilibrium.
  • It reflects systematic changes in solvent strength observed when solvents are substituted during chromatographic runs.
  • The series captures solvent ranking using reproducible retention shifts measured under identical stationary phase conditions.