How to make Oxalic Acid from Sugarcane?

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How to make Oxalic Acid from Sugarcane?

Can someone point me to any resource that gives info about producing Oxalic Acid from Sugar cane? A process flow diagram or a description - anything will do.

Oxalic acid is a by product of Sugar industry and I'd appriciate any other related info. I have finished following google searches. Thanks a lot !! :)

2006-12-03 03:18:44 · 1 answers · asked by planetebiz 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Oxalic acid can be made in the laboratory by oxidizing sucrose (sugarcane sugar) using nitric acid as an oxidizer and vanadium pentoxide as a catalyst.

2006-12-03 03:23:31 · answer #1 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋