{"id":419,"date":"2020-08-07T15:48:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T15:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/back-matter\/appendix-finding-chemical-properties-using-epi-suite\/"},"modified":"2020-08-07T15:48:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T15:48:50","slug":"appendix-finding-chemical-properties-using-epi-suite","status":"publish","type":"back-matter","link":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/back-matter\/appendix-finding-chemical-properties-using-epi-suite\/","title":{"raw":"Appendix: Finding Chemical Properties Using EPI Suite","rendered":"Appendix: Finding Chemical Properties Using EPI Suite"},"content":{"raw":"<div>\n\nEPI Suite \u2013 Estimation Program Interface Suite is a program we can use to get parameters to assess the environmental fate of substances. It is only available to be run on windows and can be downloaded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/tsca-screening-tools\/epi-suitetm-estimation-program-interface\">https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/tsca-screening-tools\/epi-suitetm-estimation-program-interface<\/a>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Steps to find Chemical Properties Using EPI Suite<\/strong>\n\n<\/div>\n1. Input the CAS number of the molecule of interest in the \"Input CAS #\" field and click \"Search CAS\". EPI Suite will find the structure based on the CAS Number. To find the CAS number, we can search for the compound on <a href=\"https:\/\/webbook.nist.gov\/chemistry\/\">NIST<\/a>, and the CAS number can be found on the general session on top of the page for the substance.\n\n<img class=\" wp-image-416 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/EPI-walkthrough-1-300x164.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\">\n\n2. Click \"calculate\" to calculate the physical properties.\n\n<img class=\" wp-image-417 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-2-300x163.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\">\n\n3. The calculated properties will be shown in the pop-up window or on the bottom of the EPI suite window. We can scroll between tabs to see subsets of results.\n\n<img class=\" wp-image-418 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-3-300x183.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"348\">","rendered":"<div>\n<p>EPI Suite \u2013 Estimation Program Interface Suite is a program we can use to get parameters to assess the environmental fate of substances. It is only available to be run on windows and can be downloaded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/tsca-screening-tools\/epi-suitetm-estimation-program-interface\">https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/tsca-screening-tools\/epi-suitetm-estimation-program-interface<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps to find Chemical Properties Using EPI Suite<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>1. Input the CAS number of the molecule of interest in the &#8220;Input CAS #&#8221; field and click &#8220;Search CAS&#8221;. EPI Suite will find the structure based on the CAS Number. To find the CAS number, we can search for the compound on <a href=\"https:\/\/webbook.nist.gov\/chemistry\/\">NIST<\/a>, and the CAS number can be found on the general session on top of the page for the substance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-416 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/EPI-walkthrough-1-300x164.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/EPI-walkthrough-1-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/EPI-walkthrough-1-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/EPI-walkthrough-1-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/EPI-walkthrough-1-65x36.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/EPI-walkthrough-1-225x123.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/EPI-walkthrough-1-350x191.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/EPI-walkthrough-1.png 1121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Click &#8220;calculate&#8221; to calculate the physical properties.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-417 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-2-300x163.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-2-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-2-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-2-65x35.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-2-225x123.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-2-350x191.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-2.png 1123w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. The calculated properties will be shown in the pop-up window or on the bottom of the EPI suite window. We can scroll between tabs to see subsets of results.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-418 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-3-300x183.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-3-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-3-1024x624.png 1024w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-3-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-3-65x40.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-3-225x137.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-3-350x213.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/EPI-walkthrough-3.png 1391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":8,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"back-matter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-419","back-matter","type-back-matter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/back-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/419\/revisions"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/419\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"back-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter-type?post=419"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=419"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}