Analysis of nicotine content in cigarette smoke

Date of Publication

1980

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Subject Categories

Chemistry

College

College of Science

Department/Unit

Chemistry

Thesis Adviser

Andrew Winka

Defense Panel Chair

Elma Llaguno

Abstract/Summary

Five brands of cigarettes are analyzed, namely, Hope, Menthol, Philip Morris, Marlboro short, Marlboro blue, and Winston filter cigarettes.

Two packs of cigarettes per brand are preconditioned in a closed dessicator and twenty cigarettes are chosen from each brand whose weight falls within + 20 mg of the average weight. The selected cigarettes are smoked through the smoking machine.

The tar is collected in filter pads which are then treated with acid solutions for extraction and steam distilled. Absorbances are measured by the UV spectrophotometer and compared against known concentrations of nicotine run in the UV, on a standard curve. (Absorbance vs concentration). The nicotine concentration in the samples are then analysed graphically.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU17465

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

viii, 44 leaves ; illustrations ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Cigarettes; Cigarette smoke; Nicotine

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