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Column preparation A column is prepared by packing a solid adsorbent into a cylindrical glass or plastic tube. The size will depend on the amount of compound being isolated. The base of the tube contains a filter, either a cotton or glass wool plug, or glass frit to hold the solid phase in place.

The stationary phase or adsorbent in column chromatography is a solid. The most common stationary phase for column chromatography is silica gel, the next most common being alumina. Cellulose powder has often been used in the past.

Step 1: Prepare the column Plug a Pasteur pipet with a small amount of cotton; use a wood applicator stick to tamp it down lightly. Take care that you do not use either too much cotton or pack it too tightly. You just need enough to prevent the adsorbent from leaking out. Add dry silica gel adsorbent, 230-400 mesh.

The basic principle involved in column chromatography is to adsorb solutes of the solution with the help of a stationary phase and further separate the mixture into discrete components.

The process of setting up a column. Includes adding silica, solvent, and ensuring that the silica is well-compacted with no bubbles or gaps. The process of adding your sample to the top of the column. Wet loading involves dissolving your sample in a minimum amount of solvent and pipetting it onto the top of the silica.

You draw a pencil line across the bottom of a sheet of paper, place a dot of ink on the line, and place the paper upright in a beaker of solvent. The solvent travels up the paper, carrying the ink with it, and the ink separates out into all of its different coloured components.

Typically, flash chromatography purification of 1g of sample will require 20g to 100g of silica, and 200 to 1000mL of total elutant volume. If the column is successful, the desired component should be eluted in no more than 1/10 of the total elutant volume.