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Chlorine dioxide and sodium perborate give sodium chlorite and the yield is not affected by the addition of hydrogen peroxide or boric acid in different ratios but is greatly enhanced in the presence of borax, sodium hydroxide or sodium carbonate. The reaction between chlorine dioxide and hydrogen peroxide or alkali alone is negligible. The chlorite formation is determined by the available oxygen and the alkalinity of the solution. By proper adjustment of experimental conditions nearly theoretical yield of sodium chlorite is obtained.
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Mehta, S.M., Mehta, D.J. Use of sodium perborate in the preparation of sodium chlorite. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 44, 392–397 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03046094
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