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Photographic images of the mixtures (1: pyrene and MBA, 2: pyrene and R6G, 3: pyrene and Nile blue) separated by diatomite biosilica and silica chromatography plates. The spots after separation are visualized with UV light (a) and iodine colorimetry (b).