H2O2 Chemistry and Manufacturing
H2O2 Chemistry and Manufacturing Hydrogen peroxide is manufactured today almost exclusively by the autoxidation of 2-ethyl-9,10-dihydroxyanthracene (C16H14O2) to 2-ethylanthraquinone (C16H12O2) and hydrogen peroxide using oxygen from the air. This is known as the Riedl-Pfleiderer process. In this reaction, the hydroxy groups on the middle ring of anthracene are deprotonated and are turned into ketones, while [...]