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Direct linkLeri, Alessandra C.; Pavia, Ashley P. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
This experiment introduces undergraduate organic chemistry students to analysis and interpretation of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra through characterization of postconsumer plastics. Students use FTIR spectra to identify and differentiate the common recyclable polymer resins #1-6: polyethylene terephthalate (PETE), polyethylene (HDPE…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Instruction, Organic Chemistry
