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Dickson-Karn, Nicole M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
A multi-instrument approach has been applied to the efficient identification of polymers in an upper-division undergraduate instrumental analysis laboratory course. Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) is used in conjunction with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to identify 18 polymer samples and…
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Undergraduate Study, Molecular Structure, Qualitative Research
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Giarikos, Dimitrios G.; Patel, Sagir; Lister, Andrew; Razeghifard, Reza – Journal of Chemical Education, 2013
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is a powerful analytical tool for detection, identification, and quantification of many volatile organic compounds. However, many colleges and universities have not fully incorporated this technique into undergraduate teaching laboratories despite its wide application and ease of use in organic…
Descriptors: College Science, Spectroscopy, Science Instruction, Organic Chemistry