Math and Sciences Department
Biology
Elmira College
Solid Phase Extraction is a method by which impurities can be pre-concentrated before chemical analysis.1,2 Alcohols (butanol through octanol) were chosen to represent the polar impurities to be extracted from hexane. These were extracted onto silica gel cartridges and then recovered using methanol. To validate the procedure, the holding capacity of the alcohols were determined and then the recovery percentages determined. To optimize the detection of alcohols, the volume of the recovery solution (methanol / undecane) was minimized. This technique enables the detection limit of these alcohols to be reduced by a factor of 200.
2010-present Work-study at Science Department of Elmira College
2009-present IT Consultant
2009-present Spanish Tutor
2009-present Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honor Society)
2009-present Beta Beta Beta (Biology Honor Society)
2008-present Trustee Scholarship Recipient (Elmira College)
2008-present Elmira College Honor Scholar
2009 Board of Trustee Prize (Elmira College)


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