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US 5,376,353 AGranted
Method for the production of H.sub.2 O.sub.2 using Fullerenes
OwnerJanis Vasilevskisinventor
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Abstract
This invention is a process for the production of H.sub.2 O.sub.2 using fullerene. The process involves the hydrogenation of the fullerenes and the reaction of the hydrogenated fullerenes with O.sub.2 to produce H.sub.2 O.sub.2. Preferably the process utilizes a two-phase reaction mixture of a solvent and water. The solvent solvates the fullerenes and any applicable hydrogenation catalyst. The H.sub.2 O.sub.2 is extracted into the water phase for removal from the process.
Claims10
A process for the production of H.sub.2 O.sub.2 comprising the steps of:
- a.) hydrogenating a solution containing one or more fullerene-containing compounds to produce hydrogenated fullerene-containing compounds,
- b.) contacting the hydrogenated fullerene-containing compounds with oxygen to produce H.sub.2 O.sub.2, and
- c.) recovering the H.sub.2 O.sub.2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.