Prove It! How do we know what chemicals we have? - Part 1: Purification Techniques

Published: June 20, 2021, 6:57 p.m.

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Have you ever wondered how all these scientists come up with their findings in forensics, environmental science, pharmaceuticals, \\u2026 cooking, cosmetics, and in soooo many more? Chemical purification and analysis lies at the heart of this question and I give you hereby my attempt at answering it. This is Part 1 of this 2-Part series looking at purification techniques.

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Sources

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Purification Techniques

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\\xb7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_purification_methods_in_chemistry

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\\xb7 Advanced Practical Organic Chemistry 2nd Edition, J. Leonard, B. Lygo, G. Procter, 1998, ISBN 0-7487-4071-6

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DDT

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\\xb7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT

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Microplastics

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\\xb7 https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/microplastics/

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Centrifugation

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\\xb7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEXWd3_fM94

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\\xb7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAhBzUosvsU

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Freeze-drying

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\\xb7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeze-drying

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