Honors Projects
Abstract
For this project, paints were created using different metal compounds which interacted with cornstarch and pectin to determine whether the metals would coordinate with these polysaccharides to create new types of watercolor paints. The paints that were created were ran through an RGB analysis to determine how much of each RGB color is present in a solution and then were ran through a rheometer to determine how the viscosity differed between each solution.
Department
Chemistry
Major
Chemistry
First Advisor
Dr. Alexis Ostrowski
First Advisor Department
Chemistry
Second Advisor
Charles Tucker
Second Advisor Department
School of Art
Publication Date
Fall 12-19-2025
Repository Citation
Prater, Maile, "Nontoxic Paints Using Cornstarch as Binders" (2025). Honors Projects. 1075.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/1075