THE IDENTIFICATION OF SOME PRODUCTS PRODUCED ON STORING TRICHLOROETHYLENE
Abstract
Trichloroethylene, stored for an extended period in contact with aqueous NaOH, was found to acidify pure water. Experiments were carried out to determine whether this effect was due to spontaneous hydrolysis or to extraction of acids produced during storage. Samples of stored trichloroethylene and of freshly purified trichloroethylene were stirred with conductivity water, and pH was measured as a function of time. Freshly purified trichloroethylene did not decrease the pH of the water. The rate and degree of extraction of acids from the stored trichloroethylene varied with the initial pH. Hydrochloric and glyoxylic acids were identified among the acids produced during extended storage of trichloroethylene with base. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0268885
Entities
People
- James Harris
- Nathan Klein
- Ronald A. Sasse'