Stationary phase Separations RF or (RL-RT)
  Mobile phase – Acetone
ICF1 Cd2+ (0.80) from Co2+ (0 - 7.0 cm) or Fe3+ (0 - 3.0 cm)
ICF2 Zn2+ (0.87) from Co2+ (0 - 6.9 cm) or Fe3+ (0 - 6.2 cm) or Hg2+ (0-5.0 cm)
ICF3 Hg2+ (0.90) from Fe3+ (0.00)
ICF5 Hg2+ (0.90) from Pb2+ (0.75)
  Mobile phase – Methanol
ICF1 Hg2+ (0.95) from Cd2+ (0.00), Hg2+ (0.93) from Cd2+ (0.00)
ICF3 Fe3+ (0.98) from Pb2+ (6.6 - 8.8 cm)
ICF4 Hg2+ (0.95) from Cd2+ (0.00)
  Mobile phase – Ethanol
ICF1 Cu2+ (0.00) from Cd2+ (4.4 - 9.0 cm), Fe3+ (0.00) from Cd2+ (3.1 - 8.8 cm)
ICF2 Fe3+ (0.13) from Cd2+ (4.8 - 8.1 cm), Ni2+ (0.19) from Zn2+ (5. 9- 9.8 cm)
ICF3 Hg2+ (0.00) from Cd2+ (6.1 – 9.4 cm) , Co2+(0.00) from Cd2+ (6.5 - 9.4 cm)
ICF4 Hg2+ (0.00) from Cd2+ (6.5 – 8.6 cm) , Pb2+(0.00) from Cd2+ (6.5 – 9.7 cm)
ICF5 Pb2+(0.00) from Cd2+ (8.0 – 9.8 cm)
  Mobile phase – Carbon tetrachloride
ICF1 Hg2+ (0.96) from Co2+ (0 – 7.5 cm)
ICF2 Hg2+ (0.98) from Cd2+ (0.00), Cd2+ (0.00) from Bi3+ (5.7 – 10.0 cm)
ICF3 Cd2+ (0.00) from Hg2+ (5.7 – 10.0 cm), Cd2+ (0.00) from Zn2+ (4.6 – 10.0cm)
ICF4 Hg2+ (0.95) from Ni2+ (0.00), Hg2+ (0.94) from Cd2+ (0.00)
ICF5 Ni2+ (0.00) from Hg2+ (7.5 – 10.0 cm), Ni2+ (0.00) from Zn2+ (3.5 - 10.0 cm)
  Mobile phase – Benzene
ICF1 Cd2+ (0.00) from Bi3+ (7 – 9.8 cm), Cd2+ (0.00) from Pb2+ (2.1 – 9.6 cm)
ICF2 Hg2+ (0.86) from Cd2+ (0.00)
ICF4 Hg2+ (0.97) from Cd2+ (0.00)
ICF (Impregnated carbamide- formaldehyde) - Impregnations materials listed in experimental section.
RL (tailing) = distance (cm) travelled by the lower edge of a tailing spot.
RT (tailing) = distance (cm) travelled by the upper edge of a tailing spot.
Table 1: Separation achieved