Student Skill Development with the Real World: Analyzing tert-Butyl Alcohol Content in Gasoline Samples

In the activity described in this communication, the authors present a simple experiment that can be implemented with moderate operational costs and that allows students to acquire the manipulative skills necessary for chromatographic analysis of a familiar fuel that still plays a fundamental role i...

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Published inJournal of chemical education Vol. 96; no. 8; pp. 1782 - 1785
Main Authors Gonçalves, Bruna F, Botelho, Gabriela, Medeiros, Maria J, Smith, Michael J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Easton American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc 13.08.2019
Division of Chemical Education, Inc
American Chemical Society
Subjects
Alcohols
Butanol
Chemistry
Chromatography
College Science
College students
Formulations
Fuels
Gasoline
Laboratory Experiments
Motivation
Object Manipulation
Operating costs
Science Experiments
Science Instruction
Simulation
Skill Development
Students
Undergraduate Students
Quantitative Analysis
Upper-Division Undergraduate
Analytical Chemistry
Gas Chromatography
Laboratory Instruction
Qualitative Analysis
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Summary:In the activity described in this communication, the authors present a simple experiment that can be implemented with moderate operational costs and that allows students to acquire the manipulative skills necessary for chromatographic analysis of a familiar fuel that still plays a fundamental role in providing energy for transport of passengers and goods. The use of gasoline formulations in a laboratory activity presents students with a motivating subject of study and an opportunity to apply analytical procedures to the characterization of controlled substances used in vehicle fuel formulations.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00085