Schöniger oxidation
In chemistry, the Schöniger oxidation (also known as the Schöniger flask test or the oxygen flask method) is a method of elemental analysis developed by Wolfgang Schöniger.[1]
The test is conducted in an Erlenmeyer flask, or in a separatory funnel. It involves the combustion of a sample in pure oxygen, followed by the absorption of the combustion products by a solution of sodium hydroxide.[2]
It allows quantitative determination of elemental chlorine, nitrogen and sulfur in a sample.
References[edit]
- ^ J. Francis Jr., H; Liteanu, C; Růzicka, J (1971). "Dr. Wolfgang Schöniger, Ph.D. 4 August 1920-24 February 1971". Talanta. 18 (2): I–II. doi:10.1016/0039-9140(71)80164-9. PMID 18960870.
- ^ Macdonald, A. M. G. (1961). "The oxygen flask method. A review". The Analyst. 86 (1018): 3. Bibcode:1961Ana....86....3M. doi:10.1039/AN9618600003.
Further reading[edit]
- Wolfgang Schöniger (1955). "Eine Mikroanalytische Schnellbestimmung von Halogenen in organischen Substanzen" (PDF). Microchimica Acta. 43 (1). Springer Verlag: 123–129. doi:10.1007/BF01220660. S2CID 91198909.
- Wolfgang Schöniger (1956). "Eine Mikroanalytische Schnellbestimmung von Halogenen und Schwefel in organischen Substanzen" (PDF). Microchimica Acta. 44 (1–6). Springer Verlag: 869–876. doi:10.1007/BF01262130. S2CID 91886271.
- Wolfgang Schöniger (1958). "Analytical procedures for the flask combustion method" (PDF). Proceedings of the International Symposium on Microchemistry 1958. Pergamon Press: 93–95.