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Kinetics of Iron‐catalyzed decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in alkaline solution
Author(s) -
Abbot J.,
Brown D. G.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of chemical kinetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1097-4601
pISSN - 0538-8066
DOI - 10.1002/kin.550220907
Subject(s) - chemistry , hydrogen peroxide , catalysis , decomposition , inorganic chemistry , peroxide , kinetics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , physics
Abstract The decomposition of alkaline hydrogen peroxide solutions at 20°C has been studied in the presence of both supported iron catalysts and in systems with iron initially in solution. Studies with an iron‐alumina supported catalyst showed the decomposition reaction was first order with respect to total peroxide concentration, while studies with alkaline Fe 3+ produced more complex behavior. This has been attributed to the presence of at least two distinct catalytically active iron species. The first species is highly active and gives rise to high initial rates of reaction. A decrease in concentration of this species is observed together with an increase in concentration of a second, less active, iron species. The catalytic behavior of this “aged” iron species was found to be very similar to that of the supported iron catalyst.