Removing chlorophyl from alcoholic solution

[Jonathan B. Marder]

In article <Pine.A32.3.91.951227111216.21963A-100000 at spider.usp.br>,
   Lazaro Eustaquio Pereira Peres ib - bib 7594 <lazaropp at spider.usp.br> 
wrote:
>On 15 Dec 1995, Thomas Endt wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone!
>> I have to remove some chlorophyl from an alcoholic solution (cut 
plants in
>> alcohol). My question: is this possible (i think so) and how?
>> 
>> Many thanks in advance!
>> Ciao, Tom!
>> 
> Dear Dr. Ciao,
>
>	I don't know what kind of substance you want to recovery from
>this alcoholic solution. But, may be you can use a Sep-Pak C-18 
cartridge.
>This type of column is efficient to retain chlorophyl. 
>


Another suggestion - do a phase partition against hexane or petroleum 
ether.


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