Versatic 10 → Silver

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A silver impregnating solution is prepared by reacting 80 gm of silver oxide with a solution of 240 gm of prime grade neodecanoic acid from Exxon Chemical Co. and 80 gm of absolute denatured ethanol from Ashland Chemical Co. The silver oxide was added over a period of 25 minutes. Thirty drops of 30% hydrogen peroxide was added to clear the solution. The solution was evaporated until a concentration of 23.2 wt % silver was reached. For each mol of silver neodecanoate formed, 3 mols of free neodecanoic acid remained. Instead of precipitating the silver neodecanoate as in Example 1, the solution was used directly to prepare a silver catalyst.

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