Thesis
The search for heavy metals in nicotine e-liquid
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
Jun 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00001038
Abstract
The goal of the work described in this thesis was to determine if there are detectable amounts of heavy metals in a selection of commercially available e-liquid samples. Both flame and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy were the methods of analysis employed. A set of preliminary experiments was conducted in order to develop a reproducible method for sample preparation. Once completed, a final set of experiments were performed to quantify the amount of several heavy metals in each e-liquid. The e-liquids analyzed were from the manufacturers Vaporfi, E-liquid Depot, Vuse, and JUUL. The metals detected in one or more of the e-liquids tested were copper, nickel, iron, chromium, aluminum, and vanadium.
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- Title
- The search for heavy metals in nicotine e-liquid
- Creators
- Prairie Yang
- Contributors
- Kevin Glenn Owens (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- ix, 45 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Arts and Sciences; Chemistry; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991014695140904721