Thin layer chromatography is used to analyse mixtures: determine the number, identity, and purity of compounds present in a mixture. This technique can also be used to visualize the progress of a ...

Apparatus. Standard thin-layer chromatography equipment consists of glass plates, 20 by 20 cm., spray atomizers, fixed-thickness coating applicator and developing tanks.* ...

Description Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) was widely used in the 1960s and 1970s for pesticide residue analysis, but only to a limited extent since gas–liquid chromatography (GLC) and high ...

The objectives of this study were to optimize a sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for fatty acid (FA) analysis for the quantification of polyunsaturated FAs (PUFAs) in ...

Thin layer chromatography has wide field of applications that include pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics and phytochemistry. Thin layer chromatography. Image Credit: Rattiya Thongdumhyu / Shutterstock ...