“…A variation of this method is the impregnation of layers with metal ions that act as central atoms. For example, thin-layer plates impregnated with cadmium, copper, zinc, or manganese salts have been used to separate amino acids (211), aromatic amines (212), humic acids (213), peptides (214), phenolics (215), and sulfonamides (216). Also, thin-layer plates can be impregnated with various organic compounds such as salicylic acid, syringic acid, o-phthalic acid, and phenolic acids to separate various metal ions such as Cu 2r , Fe 3^, Hg + , Pb + , and Ni + (217)(218)(219).…”