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Can I expect the same (or very close) peak areas from herbal extracts prepared with the same plant/solvent ratio?

I prepared an extract by using 100 mg of plant and 2 mL of ethanol, filtered and injected 20 μl into the HPLC system equipped with Waters® XSelect (150 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) column. If I prepare an ...
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How can over grinding lead to reduced API extraction in HPLC analysis?

I am looking for some advice regarding particle size distribution (PSD) & how this can be affected by grinding a tablet. During an assay by HPLC, the method requires grinding of a tablet before ...
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Why n-alkanes can be found in organic solvent extract of rubber?

Sorry for the confusing title, I didn't know how to describe this better. So, if we douse rubber, say, a bicycle tire or a certain type of rubber glove, with organic solvent (n-heptane), we can find n-...
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Process Chromatography vs Solid Phase Extraction techniques

Process Chromatography is typically performed by flowing eluent from the top to the bottom of the column. The standard method of solid phase extraction at industrial scale e.g. to extract natural ...
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