Supplemental Materials
Spreadsheet Info, Instrumentation Specs, etc.

Photos of Students Using Instruments
(updated 11/30/06)

The Special Project is an important component of CH 461. For a list of titles for other special projects done by past Experimental Chemistry II students click here.  A real world sample is chosen by the student for analysis. Student projects from the last few years include:

• HPLC Determination of Pseudoephedrine HCl and Dextromethorphan HBr in common cold remedies.
• HPLC Determination of theobromine and caffeine in chocolate and RedBull (uses SPE.)
• Gamma-Tocopherol determination in Vitamin E fortified and unfortified Chicken Feed by RP-HPLC.
• The Demineralization of Teeth by Soda Pop.(microwave digestion and ICP-AES)
• Analysis of Dual Stage Sanitary Landfill Leachate Treatment of Heavy and Toxic Metals.(ICP-AES)
• Determination of Free Glutamate Using HPLC.
• Determination of Caffeine in Various forms of Tea using SPE/HPLC.
• Determination of Lactose:  A Comparison of Concentration in Dairy Products.(Kinetic)
• BEER: Determination of Ethanol content in Three Beers using two Different Methods. (Enzymatic and GC)
• Selenium Blood Level of the Cows at the Moser Farm. (ICP-AES)
• Determination of Seven Elements in Apples, Oranges and Bananas. (microwave digestion and ICP-AES)
• Determination of the Concentration of Minerals in Taters. (microwave digestion and ICP-AES)
• Determination of the Presence of Benzylsuccinic Acid in Ground Water. (derivatization and GC/MS)
• Analysis of Octane Boosters.  (GC/MS)
• Determination of Menthone in Peppermint Oil and Altoid Candy by GCMS.
• Fluoride in Cattle Bones by Ion Selective Electrode.
• Flame AA Analysis for Mg²⁺, Sr²⁺ and Na⁺ in Natural Water Samples from Newport Bay, OR.
• Determination of Nickel Toxicity in the Coos Bay Slough. (AA)