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Paper Chromatography of Organic Acids

Nature volume 197, page 377 (1963)Cite this article

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THE identification of non-volatile organic acids on paper chromatograms is usually dependent on the use of a suitable pH indicator which is applied to the developed and dried paper by spraying1. This procedure is inconvenient and an even distribution of indicator on the paper is difficult to obtain.

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BLUNDSTONE, H. Paper Chromatography of Organic Acids. Nature 197, 377 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197377a0

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