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CHEMISTRY : Chromatography

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Chromatography experiments have been carried out on samples of ink from pens, markers, ballpoints and similar sources to find out what specific dyes or mixture of dyes these inks are made of. Below is a menu of tested samples.

Samples of Ink Analysed by Paper Chromatography. (Click links in Table)
Sample Code Source Type Sample Description Source image Date of Analysis
INK-01 Ball-point Ink [Blue] Corvina-91 'Universal' Source of Sample Ink - Corvina 91 Ballpoint Feb 1999
INK-02 Permanent Marker [Black] Digital Edge Permanent Marker Source of Sample Ink - Corvina 91 Ballpoint Sep 2009

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