Optimizing an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer for a Food Industry Application

Location

MNSU

Student's Major

Biological Sciences

Student's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Mentor's Name

Beth Proctor

Mentor's Department

Biological Sciences

Mentor's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Description

The atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) is an instrument that measures the concentration of elements in solution by absorption or emission of different wavelengths of light that are element specific. As part of my internship with the LeSueur Cheese Company, I was to develop detailed procedures to operate the instrument and establish calibration curves for several elements including iron, magnesium and calcium. I will discuss how I optimized the system and determined the calibration linear range for each element. I will also discuss how I developed, tested and modified the written SOP to operate the instrument safely.

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Optimizing an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer for a Food Industry Application

MNSU

The atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) is an instrument that measures the concentration of elements in solution by absorption or emission of different wavelengths of light that are element specific. As part of my internship with the LeSueur Cheese Company, I was to develop detailed procedures to operate the instrument and establish calibration curves for several elements including iron, magnesium and calcium. I will discuss how I optimized the system and determined the calibration linear range for each element. I will also discuss how I developed, tested and modified the written SOP to operate the instrument safely.