Li-shelspace tsa lihlooho ke mofuta oa sets'oants'o sa mohlala se sebelisoang ho chemistry ka mokhoa o hlakileng, ka ho khetheha bakeng sa tlhahlobo ea lihlooho. Tlhatlhobo ea lihlooho e kenyelletsa tlhahlobo ea metsoako e litšila e teng mothating oa khase ka holim'a sampole. Metsoako ena e sa fetohe e ntse e khahla likopo tse kang li-chromatography tsa khase (gc) kapa li-chromatographs tsa khase (GC-MS).
Li-shelspace tsa lihlooho li etselitsoe ho tšoara mohlala 'me u etse tikoloho e tiisitsoeng bakeng sa karolo ea mouoane ka holim'a mohlala. Liphallelo hangata li entsoe ka khalase, le ha li-vaels tsa polasetiki lia fumaneha. Liphate tse ling li na le bokhoni bo makatsang bo boholo, bo ka mefuta e meholo e 'maloa ho isa ho mashome a likete a seng a majabajaba, ho latela ts'ebeliso.