This session offers an in-depth introduction to Centrifugal Partition Chromatography (CPC), a gentle, scalable, and affordable purification technique from LiLiChro Ltd.  particularly well suited to cosmetic ingredient development. Participants will observe a live demonstration of the separation of methyl- and ethyl-parabens, two widely used preservatives in personal care formulations, using the midiLiLi instrument. Throughout the demonstration, we will walk through the full CPC workflow: from solvent system selection and phase behavior to sample injection, fraction collection, and chromatogram interpretation — all explained in real time.

The session will also highlight CPC’s key advantages for extraction specialists:

• No solid support means minimal sample loss and no risk of contamination.
• High recovery and reproducibility, even across seasonally variable plant batches.
• Solvent-efficient operation, with easy recycling options and a reduced environmental footprint.
• Seamless scalability from lab to production scale (miniLiLi → midiLiLi → maxiLiLi).
• Wide polarity range, allowing both polar and non-polar compounds to be purified using the same system.

Designed for R&D and analytical scientists, this session illustrates how support-free liquid–liquid chromatography can simplify purification processes, reduce costs, and offer long-term flexibility — making it an elegant and accessible solution for modern natural ingredient development.

• Participation in this workshop is free of charge for registered participants of 3^rd NCIM.
• The number of participants is limited to 40 persons.
• All participants receive personalized certificates of attendance.