Th peculiarities of steam chromatography with water-salt and water-aci
d stationary liquid phases have been studied. The effects of the natur
e of the salt, its concentration in the stationary liquid phase, and t
he temperature of the column on retention values have been studied usi
ng C-1-C-8 primary nonbranched alcohols as an example. The advantages
and disadvantages of steam chromatography with aqueous electrolyte pha
ses and challenges for the development of this method are discussed.