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DECOMPOSITION OF HYDROGEN PERODIXE - KINETICS AND REVIEW OF CHOSEN CATALYSTS
Authors: Paulina Pędziwiatr, Filip Mikołajczyk, Dawid Zawadzki, Kinga Mikołajczyk, Agnieszka Bedka
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Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical used in oxidation reactions, treatment of various inorganic and organic
pollutants, bleaching processes in pulp, paper and textile industries and for various disinfection applications. It
is a monopropellant, which, when purified, is self-decomposing at high temperatures or when a catalyst is
present. Decomposing to yield only oxygen and water(disproportionation), hydrogen peroxide is one of the
cleanest, most versatile chemicals available. The catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide allows the use
of various catalysts that will increase the rate of decomposition. Comparison and description of the most
commonly used catalysts were presented in this review.