Urawadee RajchakitTaweetham LimpanuparbMahidol University2018-12-112019-03-142018-12-112019-03-142016-08-09Journal of Chemical Education. Vol.93, No.8 (2016), 1486-148919381328002195842-s2.0-84981272284https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/43396© 2015 The American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc. Modifications of the classical blue bottle experiment, air oxidation of glucose catalyzed by methylene blue under alkaline conditions, were investigated. Following the green chemistry formulation proposed by Wellman and Noble, we studied the visual behaviors of air oxidation of Vitamin C catalyzed by redox indicators. New formulations for the chemical traffic light and vanishing valentine experiments are presented in this paper. We also report, for the first time, chemical pattern formation in this oxidation reaction of ascorbic acid. These results open many possibilities for laboratory practicals as well as demonstration activities.Mahidol UniversityChemistryGreening the Traffic Light: Air Oxidation of Vitamin C Catalyzed by IndicatorsArticleSCOPUS10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00630