STABILISATION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTIONS.

摘要

Dilute aqueous alkaline hydrogen peroxide solutions obtained by dilution of and addition of alkali to a concentrated acidic hydrogen peroxide solution and addition of an aminopolyalkylene phosphonic acid compound as stabiliser can enjoy improved stability by introducing a delay between the addition of the stabiliser and the formation of the dilute alkaline solution sufficient to permit the stabiliser to be transformed to a more active derivative. Preferably, the stabiliser introduced is cyclohexane-1,2-diaminotetrakis (methylene phosphonic acid), and the dilute solution has a pH of from 8.5 to 9.5, and contains sodium pyrophosphate and/or bicarbonate as buffer, at least part of which may be added to the concentrated hydrogen peroxide solution before dilution.