Greening the Blue Bottle

• Whitney E. Wellman ^[1] ; Mark E. Noble ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Louisville

     University of Louisville

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 80, Nº 5, 2003, pág. 537
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A new formulation is reported for the Blue Bottle demonstration. The new formulation uses methylene blue and O2 as in the classical Blue Bottle, but ascorbic acid replaces glucose. Instead of half-molar KOH, the solution has a pH of 3. Copper serves as the catalyst.