I am conducting research in which I will be using a plant extract and infusing it into a wet wipe to fight the growth of bacteria and stop the spread of infections. I need to find a way to remove the odor and stain from the leaf extract to be used and infused in the wet wipe.
Sometimes pigments might have their roles as antibacterial agents .. so this must be considered before and after getting rid of them
the procedures of solvent extraction or oxidation treatments also might affect final antibacterial efficiency
according to structural type of those pigments and organic compounds responsible for odor .. you can determine their molecular weights and separate them accordingly using many reliable methods which are mostly overcosting
or to separate the wanted agent in the extract that is responsible for the desired action and exclude the unwanted remainings
Once upon a time, we removed chlorophyll from the extract by filtering through a carbon filter (activated carbon, sold in a pharmacy). Perhaps this will suit you?
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