CARBON-DIOXIDE MEASUREMENTS WITH AND WITHOUT BARIUM PEROXIDE IN ELECTROLYTIC STUDIES WITH AND WITHOUT A SUPPORTING ELECTROLYTE

This research deals with the quantitative formation of carbon dioxide in electrolytic oxidation reactions. The electrolytic reactions were r un with barium peroxide to generate the superoxide anion at the anode. With the organic compounds used in these electrolytic studies we need ed to develop a method where we could determine the amount of carbon d ioxide liberated from these compounds with the superoxide anion. This method degasses an acidified solution with dry nitrogen, which carries the carbon dioxide to a standard solution of sodium hydroxide. Titrat ion of the sodium hydroxide solution with standardized hydrochloric ac id revealed the amount of carbon dioxide farmed in the reaction after precipitation of the carbonate ions with barium chloride. Blank runs w ith the apparatus using anhydrous sodium carbonate produced 99% plus r esults of recovered carbon dioxide from the sodium carbonate.