Hydrogen Peroxide

Preparation methods of H
2
O
2
a. Laboratory Preparation
b. Manufacture of H
2
O
2
1. Electrolytic Process
2. Auto Oxidation process
c. Concentration H
2
O
2
Laboratory Preparation
H
2
O
2
Can be prepares in the laboratory by the action of
ice- cold, dilute sulphuric acid on Sodium peroxide (Na
2
O
2
)
or hydrated barium peroxide (BaO
2
.8H
2
O).
To an ice cold 20% solution of sulphuric acid, required
quantity sodium peroxide is added in installments of small
amounts. Very dilute H
2
O
2
is formed.
Barium peroxide is made into thin paste and added slowly
to ice cold, dilute sulphuric acid.
Preparation of H
2
O
2
From Barium Peroxide
- 8arlum peroxlde ls made lnLo Lhln pasLe and added slowly Lo
lce cold dlluLe sulphurlc acld
- 8arlum sulphaLe preclplLaLes ouL leavlng behlnd a dlluLe
soluLlon of hydrogen peroxlde ln Lhls meLhod phosphorlc
acld can also be used ln place of sulphurlc acld
- An alLernaLlve way ls Lo pass a currenL of carbon dloxlde
Lhrough a suspenslon of barlum peroxlde ln cold waLer
- 1he preclplLaLed barlum carbonaLe ls removed by fllLraLlon
anufacturing Hydrogen Peroxide
i. Electrolytic Process:
ydrogen peroxlde can be prepared on a large scale by Lhe
elecLrolysls of ammonlum hydrogen sulphaLe dlssolved ln excess
of sulphurlc acld uslng plaLlnum elecLrodes and a hlgh currenL
denslLy
1he soluLlon conLalnlng ammonlum persulphaLe ls heaLed aL
43mm pressure when lL hydrolyses yleldlng hydrogen peroxlde