Role of Hydrogen Peroxide in the Thermal Combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen

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Abstract
Hydrogen peroxide was identified as an intermediate product in the steady thermal combination of hydrogen and oxygen near 540°C by an examination of the absorption spectrum of the reacting mixture. The absorption at a particular wave‐length (2537A) was then used in a quantitative study of the variation of hydrogen peroxide concentration in the reacting mixture as a function of conditions. The results obtained were compared with those obtained by chemical analysis of the gas mixture. The commonly accepted mechanism of the reaction proposed by Lewis and von Elbe is applied to the interpretation of the results obtained.

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