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Download fileStudies in the chromatographic analysis of some anthraquinone derivatives
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posted on 2018-09-20, 08:49 authored by Robert K. HarleHydrogen peroxide is made commercially by the cyclic
reduction and oxidation of solutions containing alkyl-substituted
anthraquinones. Such solutions contain not only the alkyl anthraquinone,
but also certain oxidation and reduction products which do not
revert to the active compounds in the plant working solution, and which
thus reduce the efficiency of the plant for the production of hydrogen
peroxide. Section 2 examines the chemistry involved in the hydrogen
peroxide manufacturing process and degradation routes of the various
active materials. The identification and quantitation of the components
of the working solution is thus of considerable significance in the
economic production of industrially important hydrogen peroxide.
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Laporte Industries Ltd.
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