ERIC Number: EJ770204
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-May
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Digitally Enhanced Thin-Layer Chromatography: An Inexpensive, New Technique for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
Hess, Amber Victoria Irish
Journal of Chemical Education, v84 n5 p842 May 2007
A study conducted shows that if digital photography is combined with regular thin-layer chromatography (TLC), it could perform highly improved qualitative analysis as well as make accurate quantitative analysis possible for a much lower cost than commercial equipment. The findings suggest that digitally enhanced TLC (DE-TLC) is low-cost and easy to use and could be utilized in a similar manner as a TLC scanner in any science lab, including college and high school labs.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Photography, Secondary School Science, College Science, Science Instruction, Laboratory Equipment, Computer Uses in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education; Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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