Oxygen Generation
Hydrogen peroxide H2O2 can be an immediate convenient source of oxygen.
The general reaction of the hydrogen peroxide decomposition results in the formation of water molecule and oxygen:
2 H2O2 → 2 H2O + O2
In clean water (free of contaminants) the reaction will proceed as above. When impurities are present, the reaction proceeds through intermediate stages of formation of radicals, which attack and decompose the impurities. The hydroxyl radicals are very short-lived (of the order of nanoseconds), so if there are no other molecules to attach to, the reaction will proceed to the formation of oxygen radicals, which further compensate their unpaired electrons by the final formation of oxygen molecules and water.
Catalyzed decomposition of hydrogen peroxide is a fast and convenient method of producing oxygen with cosmetic or medical grade of hydrogen peroxide, where high flow of oxygen can be easily and safely achieved. Higher concentrations of hydrogen peroxide on the other hand can be extremely powerful and used as a propellant. The advantages of our heterogeneous catalyst are very high efficiency (much higher that manganese dioxide or silver) and very low cost.
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