Judah Friese is working on the project with Dr. Ben Ritherdon. Oligomers have different electronic spectra. Slight shifts in peak positions can be detected as shown. Secondly, we are developing a method for testing the purity of the ion-exchange fraction using capillary electrphoresis. Example of chromotograms showing metal ion separations are shown below.
Preliminary results are below.
Second Order a. b. a. Futther experiments are being done to with other species and different OH- concetrations and tempatures. This is a interesting and complicated system to study.