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

• Bruna F. Gonçalves ^[1] ; Gabriela Botelho ^[1] ; Maria J. Medeiros ^[1] ; Michael J. Smith ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidade do Minho

     Universidade do Minho

     Braga (São José de São Lázaro), Portugal

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 96, Nº 8, 2019, págs. 1782-1785
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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.