Thin-layer Chromatography

Name:
Thin-layer Chromatography
Detailed information:
(TLC). A micro type of chromatography. The thin layer (0.01 inch) is the adsorbent, usually a special silica gel spread on glass or incorporated in a plastic film. Single drops of the solutions to be investigated are placed along one edge of the glass plate, and this edge then dipped into a solvent. The solvent carries the constituents of the original test drops up the thin layer in a selective separation, so that a comparison with known standards and various identifying tests may be made on the spots formed.See Thin.