Today, another reflux extraction of turmeric and methanol was performed in order to retest the curcumin and curcumin-iron complexes using HPLC. A solution of curcumin and iron produced a precipitate that was filtered out and left to dry for further testing. The filtrate was also saved.
The main problem experienced today was the malfunctions of the HPLC machine. It is currently unclear what the issue was but no spectra could be run due to the pressure building too high and the machine subsequently shutting down.
1/2/2019
-Alex Griffith
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