J. Planar Chromatogr. 7, 469-471 (1994). TLC of residues from petroleum products (e.g. petrol (gasoline), kerosene, diesel) generally encountered as accelerants in homicidal or suicidal fire and arson cases. Ether extracts obtained either directly from partially burnt objects or by extraction of steam distillates from similar samples were chromatographed. TLC on silica with heptane or isooctane, inspection under UV, then in daylight after spraying with chromic acid followed by rhodamine spray reagent.

J. Planar Chromatogr. 22, 171-173 (2009). TLC of waxes (carnauba, candellia, lanolin, japanese, spermaceti, bees, and paraffin) on silica gel with petroleum ether - diethyl ether - acetic acid 90:10:1 with chamber saturation. Detection under UV 254 nm.

J. Planar Chromatogr. 7, 122-125 (1994). TLC of extracts of bituminous substances on silica with dichloromethane. 11 different detection reagents were used for different functional groups (e.g. Dragendorff's reagent for quinolines, acridines, pyridines; UV for PAHs; bromocresol green for carboxylic acids). The samples were examined for the occurrence of basic, neutral, and acidic heterocyclic nitrogen compounds, aromatic hydrocarbons, and oxygen compounds.

J. China Surfac. Deterg. & Cosmet. (Zhongguo Riyong Huaxue Gongye) 1, 42-46 (1992). TLC of six surfactants on silica with acetone - chloroform - methanol - water in different ratios. Detection by spraying with 5-10% phosphomolybdic acid in ethanol, or with Dragendorff reagent, and by densitometry. Investigation of the effect of temperature and relative humidity on retention.

Acta Chrom. 6, 113-115 (1996). HPTLC of trotyl on silica gel (activated at 110 °C) with hexane – benzene 1:1. Several selected visualizing agents were investigated: phenol red, bromphenol blue, thymol blue and bromothymol blue. After spraying, the plates were heated at 100 °C. A low detection limit (1 µg) was obtained by application of phenol red and bromphenol blue. This method enables further possibilities for quantitative determination.

TLC on silica with chloroform -methanol - acetic acid - water 80:10:8:2. Detection by spraying with 2 % eosin in ethanol and by UV.

J. Planar Chromatogr. 5, 263-266 (1992). Description of a simple, effective, and inexpensive TLC method suitable for the analysis of the constituents of fossil hydrocarbons, and especially for the determination of the composition of asphalt. The preparative method described can be used not only for quantification of asphalt, but also for fraction collection. Aspalt (saturates, monoaromatics, diaromatics, polyaromatics, resin-1, resin-2, asphaltenes).

Proc. Intern. Symp. on Planar Separations, Planar Chromatography 2001, pp. 251-263. Observation of evident electrokinetic effects (dielectroosmotic flow) on silica gel layers developed with nonpolar and polar solvents and, as a result, improvement of the separation resolution of nonionic compounds. TLC plates with silica gel R and methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, n-butanol, pentanol, methyl ethyl ketone, benzene and mixtures thereof were used for the experiments.