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Electrolytic destruction of organic matter in urine

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A novel electrolytic method has been developed for destroying organic matter in urine. A combination of potassium permanganate, sulfuric acid and nitric acid has yielded about 99% destruction in initial organic content of urine within two hours when electrolysis is carried out with an applied voltage of about 2.5 V, while maintaining a current density of 8.23 mA/cm2 at 373 K.

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  1. Health and Safety Division, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, 603 102, Kalpakkam, India

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Prasad, M.V.R. Electrolytic destruction of organic matter in urine. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 226, 175–179 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02063642

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