Date of Award
6-1958
Document Type
Open Access
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Robert W. Schaefer
Language
English
Abstract
The problem of analysis of commercial and student preparations of butanol-2 from methyl ethyl ketone by gas-liquid partition chromatography is presented. The retention times of butanol-2 and methyl ethyl ketone are determined under varying conditions of temperature, flowrate, carrier gas, column packing and fixed phase concentrations. Optimum conditions are selected for the separation of butanol-2 and methyl ethyl ketone. Several methods are discussed for the quantitative interpretation of the data. The presence of an unknown component in commercial methyl ethyl and ketone and butanol-2 is found and possible identification is discussed. A brief outline of the apparatus is involved and of the theory of gas liquid partition chromatography is included.
Recommended Citation
Dubois, Ronald John, "A study of methyl ethyl ketone and butanol-2 by gas-liquid partition chromatography" (1958). Honors Theses. 1772.
https://digitalworks.union.edu/theses/1772
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