title: Direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide in water at ambient temperature.
abstract: The direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from hydrogen and oxygen has been studied using an Au-Pd/TiO2catalyst. The aim of this study is to understand the balance of synthesis and sequential degradation reactions using an aqueous, stabilizer-free solvent at ambient temperature. The effects of the reaction conditions on the productivity of H2O2formation and the undesirable hydrogenation and decomposition reactions are investigated. Reaction temperature, solvent composition and reaction time have been studied and indicate that when using water as the solvent the H2O2decomposition reaction is the predominant degradation pathway, which provides new challenges for catalyst design, which has previously focused on minimizing the subsequent hydrogenation reaction. This is of importance for the application of this catalytic approach for water purification.
authors.affiliation: Cardiff Catalysis Institute and School of Chemistry , Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Crole
authors.affiliation: Cardiff Catalysis Institute and School of Chemistry , Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK.
authors.forename: Simon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Freakley
authors.affiliation: Cardiff Catalysis Institute and School of Chemistry , Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK.
authors.forename: Jennifer K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: Cardiff Catalysis Institute and School of Chemistry , Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK.
authors.forename: Graham J
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8885-1560
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Hutchings
keywords: gold; green chemistry; hydrogen peroxide; palladium