Nanoparticles can be used to produce small amounts of hydrogen peroxide with less precious metals in straightforward process

A new cheaper, more effective catalyst for producing hydrogen peroxide directly from hydrogen and oxygen has been created.1 Researchers in the UK and US say that the method should make production of dilute hydrogen peroxide for water purification, disinfection and other applications more practical.

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1 S J Freakley et al, Science, 2016, DOI: 10.1126/science.aad5705

2 J K Edwards et al, Science, 2009, 323, 1037 (DOI: 10.1126/science.116898)

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