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Molecular Recognition Of Pet Depolymerization Products And Beta-Cyclodextrin, Thomas Palisin Jan 2021

Molecular Recognition Of Pet Depolymerization Products And Beta-Cyclodextrin, Thomas Palisin

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Using molecular recognition techniques to determine the binding constant of the host-guest relationships of the depolymerization products of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and cyclodextrin species. The main method of data collection used was florescence spectroscopy. Using a titration method and measuring the florescence intensity, a nonlinear regression was used to determine the binding constant.