Steady‐State Continuous‐Flow Purification by Electrophoresis

Abstract

Bubble and sweep: Free-flow electrophoresis (FFE) could allow continuous-flow purification of products from continuous-flow microsynthesis. However, gas bubbles distort the separation. An open-electrolyte FFE system avoids this problem. Electrodes placed in chimneys open to the atmosphere mean bubbles are vented directly from the system and cannot enter the separation channel (see picture).