A Practical Use for Paper Chromatography By: Matthew Schweitzer Introduction: Chromatography is a major operation used in many different operations in chemistry. Chromatography is a method of separation in which the components of a substance are separated and distributed between two phases which are the mobile phases and stationary phase.1 There are different methods of chromatography. These include column chromatography, planar chromatography (paper chromatography), development chromatography, elution chromatography, retention chromatography, gas chromatography, and liquid chromatography.2 The experiment that was conducted […]
