Hydrogen peroxide is produced by a process which uses as catalyst a polymer which has anthraquinone/anthrahydroquinone groups attached to it, and which exhibits differential solubility in water. The polymer is water soluble under one set of conditions, e.g. temperature range, but insoluble under another set of such conditions. Accordingly, the polymer bound anthrahydroquinone groups are oxidized in aqueous solution to form anthraquinone groups and hydrogen peroxide, which dissolves in the aqueous medium. Then the conditions, e.g. temperature, are changed to precipitate the polymer, which can readily be separated off, ready for re-use.
过氧化氢是通过一种使用聚合物作为催化剂的过程生产的,该聚合物具有连接在其上的
蒽醌/
蒽氢醌基团,并在
水中表现出差异的溶解性。在一组条件下,例如温度范围,聚合物是
水溶性的,但在另一组条件下是不溶的。因此,
水溶性聚合物上的
蒽氢醌基团在
水溶液中被氧化成
蒽醌基团和
过氧化氢,后者溶解在
水介质中。然后改变条件,例如温度,使聚合物沉淀,可以轻松分离,准备再次使用。