Abstract
Florisil, alumina, and silicic acid were compared for the column chromatographic separation of lipids from chlorinated hydrocarbons. Alumina had the largest capacity per unit volume to retain lipids and oils (0.7 g beef lipid/ 25 g alumina) while eluting dieldrin. Florisil had a larger capacity than silicic acid. Deactivation and elution with a nonpolar solvent gave superior separation over previously used polar solvent elution from activated adsorbents. The effects of temperature, water, and lipid load on the elution of dieldrin were studied. A yellow dye, p-methoxyazobenzene, was found to have a slightly larger elution volume than dieldrin, and is useful as a visible reference material for the elution of chlorinated hydrocarbons.