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Dyeing to Degrade: A Bioplastics Experiment for the College and High School Classroom

Dyeing to Degrade: A Bioplastics Experiment for the College and High School Classroom
Contributors
Jane Wissinger
Professor Emerita Organic Chemistry and Laboratory Director
Cassandra Lydon
White Bear Lake High School
Michael Wentzel
Augsburg University
Angela Perkins
Associate Professor of Chemistry | University of Minnesota
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Summary
The experiment was published in the Journal of Chemical Education @ https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00461 by co-authors Knutson, C. M.; Hilker, A.; Tolstyka, Z. P.; Wilbon, P. A.; Mathers, R. T.; Anderson, C. B.; Perkins, A. L.; Wissinger, J. E.
Keyword Tags
Introductory/High School Chemistry
Biodegradable
Analytical Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Sustainable Chemistry
UV-Vis
Biopolymers
Hands-on Learning/Manipulatives
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Learning Goals/Student Objectives
Le Chatelier's principle, absorption spectroscopy, Beer's law, esterification, covalent bonds, hydrogen bonding, preparation of standard solutions, rate determinations, and graphing.
Object Type
Laboratory experiment
Journal articles
Audience
High School (Secondary School)
Introductory Undergraduate
Other
Common pedagogies covered
Context-based learning
Hands-on learning
Green Chemistry Principles
Waste Prevention
Designing Safer Chemicals
Use of Renewable Feedstocks
Design for Degradation
U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Quality Education
Responsible Consumption and Production
Life Below Water
Life on Land
Safety Precautions, Hazards, and Risk Assessment
See details in the publication.
Teacher Recommendations or Piloting Data (if available)
incorporated into high school chemistry, environmental non-chemistry courses, and life science course with success.
NGSS Standards, if applicable
Students should learn about the relationships among science, technology, and
society (known by the acronym STS) with an increasing focus on environmental issues. Appendix J

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Two lab periods