Thank you, Richard Swanson. Will give it a try.
Armen Casparian
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I don't know if you have yet considered the ceric ammonium nitrate test for alcohols? An alcohol of 6 carbons or less will oxidize to its corresponding carboxylic acid while cerium(IV) reduces to cerium(III) producing its characteristic red color. This test works especially well for water soluble alcohols.
Richard Swanson
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See http://www.astm.org/Standards/E346.htm describing an assay that relies on the oxidation of methanol bypermanganate.
David Haugen
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I suggest researching the JAOAC for methodology and build a gravimetric calibration curve and determine limit of detection. It might not have anything helpful but there's also "inorganic spot tests" by Fiegl & Anger.
Just some ideas.
Todd Perkins
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On Jun 28, 2012, at 6:23 PM, "Casparian, Armen" <caspariana**At_Symbol_Here**WIT.EDU> wrote:
Hi Jim,
Do you or anyone else in the discussion group know of a simple wet, chemical qualitative method for detecting the presence of methanol in an aqueous solution? The exact concentration is not necessary but a relative/comparative concentration would be nice. In particular, I would like to monitor the methanol concentration as aspartame decomposes over time in soft drinks, suitable for an undergraduate laboratory experiment. I suppose FDA must have protocol for this, but their method may involve the use of a GC-FID.
Thanks,
Armen
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