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Carbon-Isotope Fractionation During Dry Combustion of Oxalic Acid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

J. A. Lowdon*
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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Grey et al. (1969) have discussed the problems that arise when using the wet oxidation method for the preparation of CO2 from oxalic acid and suggest that, although offering an effective substitute, the dry combustion method also has problems.

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