An advanced analytical chemistry experiment using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, MATLAB, and chemometrics to predict biodiesel blend percent composition

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 806-810

  Pierce, Karisa M ^a   Schale, Stephen P ^a   Le, Trang M ^a   Larson, Joel C ^a  

^a SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical chemistry; Chemometrics; Chromatography; Computer based learning; Graduate education research; Hands on learning manipulatives; Laboratory instruction; Mass spectrometry; Upper division undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957655911     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed100917x     Document Type: Article

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