Method of producing hydrogen peroxide by direct synthesis and noble-metal catalyst for the method

Abstract

The invention is relative to a method of producing hydrogen peroxide by direct synthesis in which hydrogen and oxygen are reacted in the presence of a heterogeneous, carrier-free or carrier-bound catalyst containing at least one noble metal in the presence or absence of a solvent and to a catalyst for carrying out the method. The use of a halide promoter and/or of a mineral acid can be avoided by using a noble-metal catalyst containing an inorganic iodine compound in an amount corresponding to 0.01 to 15% by weight iodine relative to the noble-metal content.

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