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WE have recently reported1 some results on the reduction of carbon dioxide and bicarbonate in aqueous solution by cobalt-60 γ-rays and X-rays, leading to the formation of formic acid, aldehydes and small quantities of oxalic acid.
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SCHOLES, G., SIMIC, M. & WEISS, J. Radiation-induced Carboxylation of Organic Compounds : Formation and Reactions of the Carboxyl Radical Ion. Nature 188, 1019–1020 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/1881019a0
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