TLC (thin layer chromatography) is a popular method used to separate chemical mixtures. Often when TLC is used for separations each individual spot on the plate must be scraped off, extracted from the ...

This article demonstrates how much material can be loaded on a Preparative Thin Layer Chromatographic Plate. Determining how much material should be loaded requires consideration of how much adsorbent ...

After Anna Poryvai tried purifying her reaction product using preparative thin-layer chromatography (prep-TLC), her silica plate ended up looking like an impressionist’s attempt at painting daybreak.

Do chemists really shell out $750 for a piece of lab equipment just to cut glass? That’s what Ramesh Jasti, a chemistry professor at the University of Oregon, asked chemists on Twitter back in October ...