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Table 2 Reaction time (h) under UVA light and in desiccator at 100% RH

From: Formation of zinc oxalate from zinc white in various oil binding media: the influence of atmospheric carbon dioxide by reaction with ¹³CO₂

Reaction	Time (h)	Σ UVA	Σ Desiccator
UVA	50	50
UVA	174	224
Desiccator	408		408
UVA	166	390
Desiccator	72		480
UVA	70	460
Desiccator	432		912
UVA	100	560
Desiccator	72		984
UVA	92	652
Desiccator	96		1080
UVA	74	726
Σ_TOTAL		726	1080

Accumulated reaction time after each UVA or desiccator cycle is given in the corresponding Σ columns. Total reaction time is shown as Σ_TOTAL

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