2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase
Document Type
Student Presentation
Presentation Date
4-15-2025
Faculty Sponsor
Dr. Owen McDougal
Abstract
Fourier Transform Near-Infrared Spectroscopy was used to compare six different concentrations of vitamin c mixed with ethyl cellulose. This was done by measuring the absorbance of a solid sample. In the spectra it was observed that there were three distinct peaks for different functional groups and overtones including oxygen-hydrogen stretch, carbon-hydrogen stretch, and oxygen-hydrogen bend. At these peaks, the spectra were ordered nicely from lowest to highest vitamin c concentration and lowest to highest absorbance. This is very promising as the current method for quantifying vitamin c in ethyl cellulose involves boiling the solution, which denatures the vitamin c, potentially messing up the results. In industry a new method using NIRS would save time and money, by reducing overage added to products. Chemometric analysis is currently being prepared to get a correlation coefficient.
Recommended Citation
Moynagh, Logan; Toronto, Mia; and McDougal, Owen, "Quantification of Ethyl-Cellulose Coated Vitamin C Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy" (2025). 2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase. 84.
https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/under_showcase_2025/84