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In the Laboratory
Integration of GC/MS Instrumentation into the Undergraduate Laboratory: Separation and Identification of Fatty Acids in Commercial Fats and Oils
Judith F. Rubinson and Jennifer Neyer-Hilvert
354 Oakwood Park Drive Cincinnati, OH 45238

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September 1997
Vol. 74 No. 9
p. 1106

Abstract
A laboratory experiment using a gas chromatography/mass selective detection method has been developed for the isolation, identification, and quantitation of fatty acid content of commercial fats and oils. Results for corn, nutmeg, peanut, and safflower oils are compared with literature values, and the results for corn oil are compared for two different trials of the experiment. In addition, a number of variations on the experiment are suggested including possible extension of the experiment for use in an instrumental analysis course.
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Rubinson, Judith F.; Neyer-Hilvert, Jennifer. J. Chem. Educ. 1997 74 1106.
*  Keywords
Instrumental Methods, Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, Food Science, and Biochemistry
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