Paper Chromatography for Analysis Of A Dye Mixture

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Abstract
A paper chromatographic method for the identification and separation of stain components is proposed. Using an alkaline butanol-water solvent and the descending technic, a commercial product, known as “Triosin”, believed to consist of three (undetermined) dyes, has been separated into five components. Three of the components were apparently parts of a typical eosin Y commercial sample, and the other two were orange G and erythrosin B. By means of elution of the components from the paper, followed by spectrophotometric analysis, it was possible to reconstitute a mixture which appeared to be identical with Triosin in spectrophotometric, chromatographic, and histological properties.
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