"Barium dioxide" Quotes from Famous Books
... excess of baryta-water to hydrogen peroxide solution, when it is precipitated in the crystalline condition as BaO2 . 8H2O. These crystals on heating to 130deg C. lose the water of crystallization and leave a residue of the anhydrous peroxide. In the Brin process for the manufacture of oxygen, barium dioxide is obtained as an intermediate product by heating barium monoxide with air under pressure. It is a grey coloured powder which is readily decomposed by dilute acids with the production ... — Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 - "Banks" to "Bassoon" • Various |