The Correlation between the Flavor of a Vape Liquid and the Ketones Produced
School Name
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Grade Level
9th Grade
Presentation Topic
Consumer Science
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
The purpose of this experiment was to determine which flavors of vape liquid, when heated and vaporized, contained the highest amount of ketones. It was hypothesized that the liquids with creamy or buttery flavors would contain higher amounts of ketones because these flavors are often artificially produced with Diacetyl, a ketone that is been connected with lung disease. Nine different flavors of vape liquid and one unflavored vape liquid base (control) were heated and vaporized. The vapor was collected using an erlenmeyer flask and a bunsen burner. Rubber tubing was attached to the flask, and the other end of the tubing was inserted into a graduated cylinder, which was upside down in a water bath. The graduated cylinder was water-filled so the rate of gas collection could be measured. When the liquid was vaporized, the vapor was collected in the graduated cylinder , where it was mixed with water to create a solution, which was then tested for ketones using ketone test strips. Each flavor of vape liquid tested negative for ketones, which showed that ketones were not directly present in any of the vape liquid flavors. These results rejected the hypothesis, but confirmed the null hypothesis.
Recommended Citation
Tinch, Caroline, "The Correlation between the Flavor of a Vape Liquid and the Ketones Produced" (2019). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 171.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2019/all/171
Location
Founders Hall 255 A
Start Date
3-30-2019 9:15 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The Correlation between the Flavor of a Vape Liquid and the Ketones Produced
Founders Hall 255 A
The purpose of this experiment was to determine which flavors of vape liquid, when heated and vaporized, contained the highest amount of ketones. It was hypothesized that the liquids with creamy or buttery flavors would contain higher amounts of ketones because these flavors are often artificially produced with Diacetyl, a ketone that is been connected with lung disease. Nine different flavors of vape liquid and one unflavored vape liquid base (control) were heated and vaporized. The vapor was collected using an erlenmeyer flask and a bunsen burner. Rubber tubing was attached to the flask, and the other end of the tubing was inserted into a graduated cylinder, which was upside down in a water bath. The graduated cylinder was water-filled so the rate of gas collection could be measured. When the liquid was vaporized, the vapor was collected in the graduated cylinder , where it was mixed with water to create a solution, which was then tested for ketones using ketone test strips. Each flavor of vape liquid tested negative for ketones, which showed that ketones were not directly present in any of the vape liquid flavors. These results rejected the hypothesis, but confirmed the null hypothesis.
