Applications of Chemiluminescence in the Teaching of Experimental Design

Autor: Stefan Baj, Roksana Słupska, Tomasz Krawczyk
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Chemical Education. 92:317-321
ISSN: 1938-1328
0021-9584
DOI: 10.1021/ed5002587
Popis: This work describes a single-session laboratory experiment devoted to teaching the principles of factorial experimental design. Students undertook the rational optimization of a luminol oxidation reaction, using a two-level experiment that aimed to create a long-lasting bright emission. During the session students used only simple glassware and registered the impact of the concentrations of a catalyst, a base, and an oxidant on chemiluminescence with their own eyes. The laboratory facilitated the development of hands-on experience with the statistical design of experiments, the foremost of which was the intuitive understanding of this industrially and scientifically relevant research technique.
Databáze: OpenAIRE