Determination of trace amount of oxalic acid with zirconium(IV)-(DBS-arsenazo) by spectrophotometry

A novel method is proposed for the determination of trace amount of oxalic acid in the present article. In 1.0M hydrochloric acid medium, oxalic acid can react with the zirconium(IV) in Zr(IV)-(DBS-arsenazo) complex and replaces the DBS-arsenazo to produce a hyperchromic effect at 520 nm. The hyperchromic degree is proportional to the concentration of the oxalic acid added over a defined range. Based on this property, a new method for the spectrophotometric determination of trace oxalic acid was developed. Beer's law is held over the concentration range of 9.0 x 10(-6) to 5.0 x 10(-4)M for oxalic acid with a correlation coefficient of 0.9995. The apparent molar absorptivity of the method is epsilon520 nm = 1.16 x 10(3)L mol(-1)cm(-1) and the detection limit for oxalic acid is 0.815 microg/mL. The developed method was directly applied to the determination of oxalic acid in tomato samples with satisfactory results.     

Flow injection spectrophotometric determination of ultra trace amounts of oxalic acid

A new simple, sensitive and rapid catalytic-spectrophotometric method for the determination of oxalic acid has been described based on its catalytic effect on the redox reaction between dichromate and Brilliant cresyl blue in acidic media by means of a flow injection analysis method. The color change of Brilliant cresyl blue due to its oxidation was monitored spectrophotometrically at 625 nm. The calibration graph was linear in the range of 0.020-4.70 microg/mL oxalic acid with a limit of detection 0.005 microg/mL of oxalic acid. The relative standard deviation for ten replicate measurements of 0.020 microg/mL and 0.900 microg/mL was 2.2% and 1.7%, respectively. No serious interference was identified. Oxalic acid was determined in wastewater and in spinach by the proposed method with satisfactory results.     

Flow injection spectrophotometric determination of ultra trace amounts of oxalic acid

A new simple, sensitive and rapid catalytic-spectrophotometric method for the determination of oxalic acid has been described based on its catalytic effect on the redox reaction between dichromate and Brilliant cresyl blue in acidic media by means of a flow injection analysis method. The color change of Brilliant cresyl blue due to its oxidation was monitored spectrophotometrically at 625 nm. The calibration graph was linear in the range of 0.020–4.70 μg/mL oxalic acid with a limit of detection 0.005 μg/mL of oxalic acid. The relative standard deviation for ten replicate measurements of 0.020 μg/mL and 0.900 μg/mL was 2.2% and 1.7%, respectively. No serious interference was identified. Oxalic acid was determined in wastewater and in spinach by the proposed method with satisfactory results. Received: 28 October 1999 / Revised: 13 January 2000 / /Accepted: 20 January 2000     

Kinetic spectrophotometric method for the determination of oxalic acid by its catalytic effect on the oxidation of safranine by dichromate

A new catalytic kinetic spectrophotometric method for the determination of oxalic acid has been described based on its catalytic effect on the redox reaction between safranine and dichromate in dilute sulfuric acid media. The reaction is monitored photometrically by measuring the decrease in absorbance of safranine at the maximum wavelength of 530 nm. Under the optimum conditions, a calibration graph from 0.10 to 10.00 microg ml(-1) of oxalic acid with a detection limit of 0.08 microg ml(-1) was obtained. The relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) for ten replicate measurements of 1.0 and 5.0 microg ml(-1) oxalic acid was 2.7 and 2.5%, respectively. The purposed method is simple, sensitive, selective and inexpensive. The applicability of the proposed method was determined by the determination of oxalic acid in spinach and wastewater samples with satisfactory results.     

Gasometric determination of formic and oxalic acids

A method for the determination of formic and oxalic acids ( > 2.5 μmol) is based on the catalytic dehydration of formic and oxalic acids with acetic anhydride and measurement of the volume of liberated carbon monoxide. Formic acid (0.8–4.0 mg) can be determined in admixture with oxalic acid if the latter is first oxidized with permanganate in acidic medium. The error of a single determination of one acid does not exceed 3% (95% confidence).     

食品及生物样品中痕量草酸的荧光动力学法测定

拟定了一个荧光动力学测定痕量草酸根的新方法。在硫酸介质中，草酸催化重铬酸钾氧化罗丹明６Ｇ使其荧光猝灭。方法线性范围为０．８－１４．０ｍｇ／Ｌ，直接用于菠菜，人尿中草酸根的测定，获得满意结果。     

Electrooxidation of oxalic acid at a carbon-paste electrode with deposited palladium nanoparticles

Palladium nanoparticles deposited on the surface of a carbon-paste electrode exhibit electrocatalytic activity in the oxidation of oxalic acid. The surface topography of modified carbon-paste electrodes (CPEs) and the shapes of the metal crystallite particles were studied with atomic-force microscopy. These data were correlated with the voltammetric parameters of the electrooxidation of palladium and oxalic acid. As the dispersity of palladium nanoparticles electrodeposited on the CPE surface increased and their size diminished, the peak current of the catalytic oxidation of oxalic acid decreased, whereas the increment of this current increased as compared to the limiting current of metal oxidation. Evidently, this was due to an increase in the catalytic activity of the metal. The use of CPE modified with palladium nanoparticles instead of CPE containing palladium macrocrystals lowered the detection limit for the analyte by one order of magnitude (down to 2 × 10^?5 M).     

Enhanced degradation of 2,4-dinitrotoluene by ozonation in the presence of manganese(II) and oxalic acid

Manganese catalytic ozonation of 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT) in the presence of oxalic acid was studied. The addition of manganese ion (Mn²⁺) or oxalic acid alone in ozonation process did not enhance DNT degradation, but the addition of Mn²⁺ coupled with oxalic acid accelerated degradation of DNT. The DNT degradation efficiency was influenced by carbonate in the catalytic ozonation process. Kinetics study showed that Mn²⁺ catalytic ozonation significantly promoted the decomposition of ozone. Experimental results of electron spin resonance (ESR) demonstrated that addition of Mn²⁺ and oxalic acid produced much hydroxyl radicals in catalytic ozonation system than that in single ozonation system. These results suggested that catalytic ozonation followed hydroxyl radical-type mechanism. Mn²⁺ promoted decomposition of ozone to produce hydroxyl radical and it was oxidized into manganese oxide. Manganese oxide was reduced into Mn²⁺ by oxalic acid, which is the key step of catalytic process. Based on above results, a cycle catalytic mechanism of Mn²⁺ was proposed. Intermediates were determined by HPLC and GC–MS, and they mainly included aromatic organics and aliphatic carboxylic acids.     

催化动力学褪色光度法测定痕量钒

基于磷酸和棉红在沸水发色条件下反应生成的产物在钒（Ⅴ）催化下被ＫＢｒＯ３氧化而建立了一个测定超痕量钒的新方法,方法选择性好;测定范围是０．００－０．７０μｇ／Ｌ,检测出限量７．３＊１０＾－１２ｇ／ｍＬ,方法用于芹菜、人体血清和井水中超痕量钒的测定,获得了满意结果。     

Decomplexing madder lakes using oxalic acid: A novel method coupled with microwave or ultrasound processes

The aim of the present study was to establish a mild extraction and universal method to characterize madder lakes of Rubia tinctorum by liquid chromatography coupled with a photodiode array detector . To analyze the lakes, anthraquinone molecules must be decomplexed of metal links. To this end, two processes, one ultrasound and the other microwave, were improved in association with two solutions, an oxalic acid solution (0.5 M in MeOH/H₂O 50/50) and an acetic acid buffer solution (1 M). First, the decomplexation of an alizarin experimental lake was optimized in comparison with a reference method using a strong acid. The microwave process used oxalic acid and increased the decomplexation yield of alizarin (71%) compared with the reference method (31%). Second, different madder experimental lakes, which were prepared using different metal salts, were decomplexed. The obtained results suggest that the use of microwave associated with oxalic acid solution is the most universal method providing a decomplexation of anthraquinones from lakes without hydrolysis of glycosidic compounds occurring.     

Conversion of solid amorphous zirconium and hafnium phosphates into alpha crystalline form via molten oxalic acid

Solid amorphous zirconium phosphate /ZPa/ and hafnium phosphate /HPa/ are mixed with an excess of solid oxalic acid dihydrate and are digested in molten oxalic acid. Then oxalic acid is removed by extraction or by heating. The residue is washed with dilute HCl /0.01M/ and redistilled water. By this method -ZP and -HP is formed from amorphous ones.     

Decomposition of oxalic acid with nitric acid

Oxalic acid or oxalate is widely used as a precipitant and a detergent in the field of nuclear energy. The present work aimed at developing a method of decomposing oxalic acid with HNO₃ in the presence of Mn²⁺ ion. The use of Mn²⁺ ion as low as 10^?3 mol/l facilitated the complete decomposition of oxalic acid, and the acidity of the resulting solution became as low as 0.1 eq/1 under the optimum conditions. The decomposition of oxalic acid is a first order reaction and proceeds at temperatures above 80°C; the activation energy of the reaction is 18.6 kcal/mol. This decomposition method is applicable to the dissolution of an oxalate precipitate.     

496—Cyclic voltammetric studies on the application of carbon elctrodes in the determination of oxalic acid

The application of carbon paste and glassy carbon electrodes in the analysis of oxalic acid was investigated by comparing the characteristics of cyclic voltammograms of oxalic acid obtained in various supporting electrolytes (acetate, borate, citrate, phosphate, etc.). When a semi-micro carbon paste electrode (area 0.49 cm²) was used, the oxalic acid was oxidized at +1.0 to +1.2 V vs Ag|AgCl yielding current in the μA range (scan rate 50 mV/s) for oxalic acid concentration of approximately 10^?4M. Oxalic acid oxidation was observed under both acidic and alkaline conditions. The presence of chloride ions or oxygen did not have any deleterious effect on the electrode response. The peak current was reproducible for repeated scans obtained with the same electrode after brief stirring. The glassy carbon electrode was found to be less suitable for oxalic acid oxidation studies because the peaks in the voltammograms were poorly defined and the current response was markedly reduced. These investigations suggest that carbon paste electrodes are sensitive and stable for oxalic acid oxidation studies. A plot of the peak currents obtained with carbon paste electrode for different concentrations of oxalic acid between 1×10^?4M to 1×10^?3M was linear and reproducible. It is suggested that a flow through carbon paste electrode coupled to a chromatographic column can be used in the development of a sensitive method for oxalic acid analysis in biological samples.     

氯酸钾体系催化动力学光度法测定痕量钒(Ⅱ)

研究了在0.1 mol/L H3PO4介质中,活化剂抗坏血酸的作用下,V(Ⅴ)催化KClO3氧化甲基红褪色的指示反应,由此建立了一种测定痕量V(Ⅱ)的催化动力学光度新方法。研究了影响该催化褪色反应的因素。方法的线性范围为0.09～7.0 ng/mL,检出限为2.9×10-2 ng/mL。方法用于实际样品的测定。     

Computational study on the kinetics and mechanisms for the unimolecular decomposition of formic and oxalic acids

The kinetics and mechanisms for the unimolecular decomposition reactions of formic acid and oxalic acid have been studied computationally by the high-level G2M(CC1) method and microcanonical RRKM theory. There are two reaction pathways in the decomposition of formic acid: The dehydration process starting from the Z conformer is found to be the dominant, whereas the decarboxylation reaction starting from the E conformer is less competitive. The predicted rate constants for the dehydration and decarboxylation reactions are in good agreement with the experimental data. The calculated CO/CO2 ratio, 13.6-13.9 between 1300 and 2000 K, is in close agreement with the ratio of 10 measured experimentally by Hsu et al. (In The 19th International Symposium on Combustion; The Combustion Institute: Pittsburgh, PA, 1983; p 89). For oxalic acid, its isomer with two intramolecular hydrogen bonds is the most stable structure, similar to earlier reports. Two primary decomposition channels of oxalic acid producing CO2+HOCOH with barriers of 33-36 kcal/mol and CO2+CO+H2O with a barrier of 39 kcal/mol were found. At high temperatures, the latter process becomes more competitive. The rate constant predicted for the formation of CO2 and HOCOH (the precursor of HCOOH) agrees well with available experimental data. The mechanism for the isomerization of HOCOH to HCOOH is also discussed.     

Catalytic Kinetic Determination of Micro Amounts of Oxalic Acid by Second-Order Derivative Oscillopolarography

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Determination of Formaldehyde Traces in Fabric and in Indoor Air by a Kinetic Fluorimetric Method

A simple and sensitive kinetic fluorimetric method is reported for the determination of trace amount of formaldehyde. The proposed method is based on the catalytic effect of formaldehyde on the oxidation reaction of rhodamine B with potassium chlorate in sulfuric acid solution. Formaldehyde in the range of 0.020-0.340 µg/mL can be determined with a limit of detection of 5.73 ng/mL. The method has been used to determine trace formaldehyde in fabric and in indoor air. The results thus obtained show good agreement with those determined by acetyl acetone method.     

草酸脱铝改性USY的表征及加氢裂化性能

采用草酸脱铝对USY分子筛进行了改性,考察了草酸加入量对USY相对结晶度(CRX)、硅铝比(nS iO2/nA l2O3)、比表面积、孔结构及加氢裂化性能的影响,并采用程序升温脱附和原位红外光谱技术对改性USY型分子筛的酸性进行了表征。结果表明,随草酸加入量的增加,在脱除USY中非骨架铝的同时,骨架铝被脱除的量也逐渐增多,致使USY的相对结晶度先提高而后降低、硅铝比提高、酸强度和酸量降低。正癸烷的加氢裂化结果表明,当草酸的加入质量比为0.2时,正癸烷的转化率和一次裂化产物的选择性分别为68.5%和80.1%。草酸改性USY具有高催化活性是因为该分子筛具有空旷的介孔结构和较多的可接近的酸性位;一次裂化产物选择性高是因为空旷的介孔结构使裂化产物快速离开酸性位而避免了二次裂化。     

草酸电还原制取乙醛酸的研究

研究了由草酸电解还原制备乙醛酸时，温度、草酸纯度、电解时间、电极状态和电解产物对电流效率和产率的影响。实验发现，除温度和原料纯度是重要的影响因素外，电极表面的有机物吸附和电解产物－乙醛酸的浓度具有更大的影响。     

双波长双指示剂催化光度法测定痕量Mn(Ⅱ)

在硫酸介质中,以氨三乙酸为活化剂,利用痕量Mn(Ⅱ)催化高碘酸钾氧化灿烂绿和酸性铬蓝K褪色的指示反应,分别在430nm和630nm波长下测量催化体系和非催化体系的吸光度,建立了双指示剂双波长催化动力学光度法测定痕量Mn(Ⅱ)的新方法。在优化条件下,测定Mn(Ⅱ)的线性范围为0.00200～0.0300μg/mL,检出限为1.2×10-11 g/mL。方法可用于茶叶和废水中痕量锰的测定。