Applications of Hydrogen Peroxide and Derivatives

Beginning with an historical overview, and guidelines for the safe handling of peroxygens, this work goes on to cover key activation mechanisms, organic functional group oxidations and the use of hydrogen peroxide with heterogeneous catalysts.

The clean-up of environmental pollutants; chemical purification; and extraction of metals form their ores are also discussed in detail, using examples from history.The versatility of this reagent may well prove to be a key to integrated pollution control in the future.

This book is therefore intended for academics and industrialists at all levels, to encourage wider applications of the use of hydrogen peroxide in laboratories.