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Materials
Associated ID
a47a4dcc-6351-4330-b613-0f2ee22af885
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Description
Hydrogen peroxide is mainly used as a bleaching agent for pulp and textiles, an environmentally friendly disinfectant and sterilizing agent, and a green oxidant in chemical synthesis. This dataset is modeled with hydrogen peroxide as a pure substance; when modeling this substance, the user needs to add a solvent of their choice in the model. This dataset includes the main raw and auxiliary materials, energy, atmospheric emissions, and waste of the production process; infrastructure such as the manufacturing of production equipment and the construction of plants is not included within the dataset boundary. The data inventory is formed by merging data from multiple sources. The production activity of this product includes process steps such as working-solution preparation, hydrogenation, oxidation, extraction, purification, and post-treatment.
Activity Description
The production activities of this product include working fluid preparation, hydrogenation process, oxidation process, extraction process, purification, post-treatment and other processes.
Process Description
The CAS number of hydrogen peroxide is 7722-84-1. It is a colorless and transparent weakly acidic liquid. It is chemically unstable and easily decomposes into water and oxygen. It is mainly used as a bleaching agent for pulp and textiles, an environmentally friendly disinfectant, and as a green oxidant in chemical synthesis.
Time period
2022
2026
Geography
China
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
The anthraquinone process is the mainstream method for producing hydrogen peroxide in China, accounting for approximately 95% of the total hydrogen peroxide output. In this process, alkyl anthraquinone dissolved in an organic solvent is hydrogenated in the presence of a catalyst to yield the corresponding alkyl hydroanthraquinone, which is subsequently oxidized to generate hydrogen peroxide.