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Direct and Continuous Production of Hydrogen Peroxide with 93 % Selectivity Using a Fuel‐Cell System
Author(s) -
Yamanaka Ichiro,
Onizawa Takeshi,
Takenaka Sakae,
Otsuka Kiyoshi
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200351343
Subject(s) - hydrogen peroxide , cathode , electrolyte , electrochemistry , aqueous solution , fuel cells , hydrogen , oxygen , selectivity , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , electrode , catalysis , organic chemistry , engineering
Avoiding a bang! Electrochemical reduction of O 2 in an H 2 /O 2 fuel cell with a three‐phase boundary (gaseous O 2 , aqueous electrolyte, solid cathode) produces concentrated aqueous solutions of H 2 O 2 . Even air can serve as the oxygen source.