A METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS CONTAINING PERFORMIC ACID AS WELL AS THEIR USE

摘要

The invention relates to a method for the preparation of aqueous solutions containing performic acid formed by reaction of formic acid and hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is a compound containing at least one ester group and/or group (a) differing from a carboxylic acid group and an alcoholic group, preferably a carboxylic acid ester. The invention also comprises aqueous solutions containing performic acid, formic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and a compound containing at least one ester group and/or group (a) differing from a carboxylic acid group, and the use of such solutions.