
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lauder, I 
A1  - Wilson, B 
T1  - The Conversion of Oxygen in Compounds to Water for Isotopic Analysis by a Density Technique
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1959
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
SP  - 613
EP  - 620
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9590613 
N2  - A method is described which enables oxygen in numerous compounds to be isolated in the form of water as a preliminary step to the determination of the isotopic composition of the oxygen by a density technique. The oxygen in the compound is converted to carbon monoxide or dioxide. These gases are reduced by hydrogen in the presence of a pure nickel catalyst to yield water and hydrocarbons. A small memory effect is shown, but this is eliminated by the first sample put through the process. The process is carried out on a scale such that 1 mmole of water is produced for each reduction. The time involved is about 2 hr per sample. 
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