Date of Award
2018
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Honors Thesis
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Anne Wilson
Abstract
Evolved-gas analysis coupled with gas chromatography (EGA-GC) was used to analyze e-cigarette liquids. Previous analyses of e-cigarette liquids have shown that the determined concentration of nicotine is lower than the advertised concentration. A possible explanation for this phenomenon is that the nicotine in the liquids is being oxidized to nicotine N-oxide by exposure to air and thus reducing the concentration of nicotine. This study focused on analyzing samples of thermally-rearranged nicotine N-oxide. Using EGA-GC, a calibration curve was generated for nicotine N-oxide concentration, which could potentially be used to explain reduced nicotine concentrations in e-cigarette liquids.
Recommended Citation
Wuerch, Cory, "Using EGA-GC to Analyze Nicotine N-oxide in Order to Explain Low Nicotine Concentrations in E-cigarette Liquids" (2018). Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection. 431.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/ugtheses/431