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SEVERAL paper-chromatographic procedures for the separation of the lower fatty acids as their ammonium or ethylamine salts have been described1. They suffer, however, from two disadvantages: formic acid cannot be separated from acetic acid and the time required is about 20 hr. By running the chromatograms at 50–60° C. the time required for the separation of the acids C2 to C6 could be reduced to 1–2 hr., according to a recent report2.
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GROSS, D. Separation of the Lower Fatty Acids (C1 to C10) by High-Voltage Paper Electrophoresis. Nature 181, 264–265 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181264a0
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