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The Chemical Educator
ISSN: 1430-4171 (electronic version)
Abstract Volume 21
(2016) pp 212-214
An Introductory Electrochemistry Laboratory Experiment Using a 3D-Printed Membrane
James D. Mendez
Indiana University – Purdue University Columbus, 4601 Central Ave., Columbus IN 47203 mendezja@iupuc.edu
Received July 6, 2016. Accepted September 27, 2016.
Published: 20 October 2016
Abstract. Using 3D printing, a one-piece device was made that allows undergraduate chemistry students to make and modify a voltaic cell. The device employs a single layer of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) as a membrane between separate chambers allowing the flow of ions. This procedure was used as part of an electrochemistry laboratory experiment for a second-semester introductory chemistry course with a positive student response.
Key Words: Laboratories and Demonstrations; quantitative analysis; electrochemistry
(*) Corresponding author. (E-mail: mendezja@iupuc.edu)
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Supporting Materials:
A laboratory experiment suitable for a college introductory chemistry course as well as the 3D printer build files for the device can be found in the supporting information. (247 KB)
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