Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
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Date of Graduation
Spring 2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Department
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Advisor(s)
Samuel A. Morton III
Thomas C. Devore
David Lawrence
Abstract
There are many applications of photocatalytic chemistry, with hundreds of researchers investigating photocatalytic materials. Another method of investigation could aid these researchers and contribute significantly to this field. This study attempts to develop a new method of analysis by expanding the capabilities of the Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) into the realm of photocatalysis. We coated QCM crystals with the stable and well-known photocatalyst, titanium dioxide, and utilized these coated crystals to begin to develop an analysis procedure for our modified instrument. Some indication of the QCM’s sensitivity was seen, but the UV irradiation elicited a frequency change independent of the mass changes.
Recommended Citation
Godbold, Perrin, "Real time monitoring of photocatalysis: An application and expansion of the quartz crystal microbalance" (2017). Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019. 295.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/295
