Aluminium Oxide Chromatography

Generally, chromatography is separated in to two categories. It is depending on the solvents flows down to the column. If solvent granted to the flow down in the column by gravity, at that time it is called gravity column chromatography. If the column pressured down the column by positive air pressure, at that time it is called flash chromatography. Many type of chromatography like column chromatography, affinity column chromatography, aluminium oxide chromatography, silica chromatography, adsorbents chromatography, molecular chromatography, preparative chromatography, stationery phase chromatography, large scale chromatography, etc. in all type of chromatography silica gel powder is use to separation of mixture in components. This is use in research and development laboratories, pharmaceutical companies and chemical industries.

In column chromatography, there are two type of adsorbents silica and aluminium oxide powder is used in organic chemistry. All these adsorbents having different particle grade-mesh size as displaying number on container label as silica gel 60, 30-70, 60-120, 60-200, 70-230, 100-200, 200-400, 230-400, 400-800. All particle size affects how to solvent flows down though the column. Smaller (finer) particle size is use in flash chromatography and larger (coarser) particle size is use in gravity chromatography. For example, 70-230 mesh use in gravity columns and 230-400 mesh use in flash columns.

Aluminium oxide is used in typically in column chromatography because it is quite delicate to the amount of water which is bound to alumina. In that water level is more which is bound to it and bind organic compounds. In the analysis of column chromatography, thin layer chromatography is the best technic to isolate compounds from the mixture. Usually, the isolated compounds are colorless. In chromatography the "G" stands for Gypsum and suggests calcium sulfate hemihydrate, a sophisticated gypsum has been included in adsorbents ingredients. The "F" indicates the existence of a short wave UV indicator that is fluorescent at 254 nm. Thin layer chromatography having Z grades sizes using silica gel powder. The grade size like silica gel for TLC GF 254 for making glass plates, silica gel G and H for TLC, in which silica gel G offer with binder and silica gel H offer without binder process. Silica gel gf254 is a homogeneous, white and fine powder of an average practical size about 15 µm that is containing around 1.5% fluorescent indicator and 15% calcium sulphate having maximum intensity at 254 nm.

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