“…For partition columns, reversed-phase systems are now generally preferred; stationary phases such as 2-octanone (490), tri-n-octvlphosphine oxide (248,250,878), bis(2-ethylhexyl)orthophosphoric acid (1224,1720), and tributyl phosphate (323,437,468,652,1050,1434) give excellent resolution. When tributyl phosphate is used as the mobile phase, the rare earth elements are eluted in the order of decreasing atomic number (284) In TLC (1399), the migration of cations on silica gel is determined by the ion exchange properties of the adsorbent and the coordination tendencies of the solvent, e.g.…”