Calibration curves of cation concentrations were developed for capillary electrophoresis spectral analysis. The concentration of a cation has a marked effect on the absorption of other cations in a sample. This effect must be considered when analyzing spectra that contain multiple cations. Identification of cations in an unburned and a burned explosive sample can be used to identify an explosive from a crime scene. A procedure for the removal of cations from a low explosive sample was developed.

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Creator

• Powers, Kathleen E
• Bryan, Erin Elizabeth

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 05D367M

Advisor

• Hobey, William D.
• Berka, Ladislav H.

Year

• 2005

Date created

• 2005-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemistry
• Biochemistry

Rights statement

• In Copyright