Download or read book Practice of Thin Layer Chromatography written by Joseph C. Touchstone and published by . This book was released on 1983-03 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical how-to guide to all the basic techniques needed to practice thin layer chromatography in biochemical/pharmaceutical research and quality control. This updated edition presents the most current techniques as well as the hows and whys of TLC. Provides step-by-step methods for performing the separations as well as doing related tasks, such as applying the sample, selecting the mobile phase, and quantitation. Includes a special chapter on how to select solvents for the development of a chromatogram to separate specific individual components of a mixture.