SZEPESI); 6. Special techniques: Continuous TLC; Forced-flow TLC; Bidimensional TLC; Gradients in TLC; Chiral Separations; Preparative TLC (N. GRINBERG et al.); 7. Mobile phase and time optimization (R. BLANCO); 8. Relationship between TLC and CLC (N. Grinberg); 9. Perspective in TLC (J.C. Touchstone).

John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, New York, Brisbane, Toronto and Singapore; ISBN 0 471 94286 3. Overview, historical review and its application of chromatographic and electrophoretic methods in inorganic chemistry. Typical systems of metal ions are summarized in six tables and interesting separations and application. Separation of metal ions, inorganic anions, inorganic compounds, metal complexes, ion and inorganic exchange, isotopes and optical isomeres.

Anal. Chem. 68, 1R - 19R (1996). Review divided in general considerations (i.a. books, reviews, theory and fundamental studies, chromatographic systems - stationary and mobile phases, apparatus and techniques, detection and identification, quantitative analysis, preparative TLC) and applications as well as literature cited. TLC is a very widely used chromatographic technique, but most of its applications reported in this review are in the form of conventional qualitative rather than modern, quantitative, instrumental high-performance TLC (HPTLC).

J. Chromatogr. A 815, 3-20 (1998). A review with 136 references on the status of TLC of mycotoxins in various sample matrices, stressing on the merits of TLC in qualitative and quantitative determination of the toxins. General comparison between different TLC methods, TLC with HPLC, ELISA and GC, etc.

JAOAC Int. 84, 1219-1231 (2001). Compilation of the role of planar chromatography (PC) in medicinal and aromatic plant (MAP) research and development, and demonstration of the importance of the technique, after extraction, in the analysis of MAP (identification and quantitative determination of the separated compound/s), in the purification and isolation process, and in different types of screening procedure. Special attention is paid to analytical, micropreparative and preparative forced-flow techniques, for example OPLC and rotation planar chromatography (RPC). Purification and isolation procedures are shown in flowcharts. Some applications, relating to different classes of substance, are presented to demonstrate the versatility of various planar chromatographic techniques.

Anal. Chem. 72, 9R-25R (2000). Selective review of the literature of TLC and HPTLC in Chemical Abstracts from November 1, 1997 to November 1, 1999. The literature search was augmented by consulting Analytical Abstracts, Chemical Titles and Current Contents, and the following journals were searched directly: J. Chrom. (parts A and B and the bibliography issues), J. Chrom. Science, Chromatographia, Anal. Chem., J. Liq. Chrom. & Rel. Technol., J. AOAC Int., J. Planar Chromatogr. – Modern TLC and Acta Chrom. The different chapters are: history, student experiments, books and reviews; theory and fundamental studies; chromatographic systems (stationary and mobile phases); apparatus and techniques; detection and identification of separated zones; quantitative analysis; preparative layer chromatography, thin-layer radio-chromatography and applications of TLC/HPTLC. 415 references from the last 2 years.

Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Instrumental High Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography, Wuerzburg 17.-19, April 1985. Published by Institute for Chromatography, Bad Duerkheim, Germany (1985), 510 pages with 41 contributions

(Thin-layer Chromatography in the Pharmacy). A book with 211 monographs, numerous colored pictures, ISBN 3-8047-1623-7; DM/SFR 198.-