Kinetics and mechanism of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide over Pd/SiO2 catalyst

Yury Voloshin, James Manganaro, Adeniyi Lawal

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Abstract

Kinetics of hydrogen peroxide decomposition over Pd/SiO2 catalyst was investigated as part of a larger project to determine the overall kinetics of hydrogen peroxide formation by Pd/SiO2 catalyzed direct combination of hydrogen and oxygen. A Pd oxidative/reductive cycle mechanism for the decomposition of H2O2 over Pd/ SiO2 was proposed. A Rideal-Eley rate expression based on this mechanism was shown to accurately correlate experimental data over a wide range of H2O 2 concentration and temperature. This rate equation was shown to also apply in the presence of stabilizing concentrations of H2SO 4.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8119-8125
Number of pages7
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume47
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Nov 2008

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