Jordin Metz

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Why does my synthesized hBN degrade in water?

I've been synthesizing bulk hBN powder from boric acid and urea precursors in a tube furnace. However, when I mass the finished powder into water with a stir bar (so I can run reactions with the...

14 August 2021 2,355 2 View

Why is my bulk hBN powder synthesis (from boric acid and urea) in a tube furnace coming out burnt and charred?

I'm trying to synthesize bulk hBN powder from boric acid and urea precursors in a tube furnace. My goal is to get 100s (or at least 10s) of milligrams of hBN from each synthesis that I can use in...

30 July 2021 1,681 2 View

How do you extract trichloroethylene (TCE) from water to hexane or other organic solvents for ppb GC-MS analysis?

I'm trying to detect low ppb levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) using GC-MS. I know there's a lot of literature out there, but I haven't found super detailed methods for the extraction process. I'm...

02 February 2021 6,246 3 View