Irreversible reaction
Peroxide decomposition
- Direction
- Irreversible
- Processes
- 2
- Stated as
- Stoichiometry only
- Heat of reaction
- ΔH = -196,000 kJ/kmol (one process)
- Element balance
- Checked: balances in all 2 processes
Species
In the processes
- Hydrazine hydrate by the peroxide process (PCUK, methyl ethyl ketazine route, 16 kt/a)Concept · not reviewed
DECOMP2 H2O2 → 2 H2O + O2 (unproductive peroxide decomposition)- Element balance
- Balances in every element
- Bleached softwood kraft pulp with chemical recovery (1000 ADt/d market pulp, concept)Concept · not reviewed
PER_DEC· Peroxide decomposition2 H2O2 → 2 H2O + O2- Element balance
- Balances in every element
- Heat of reaction
- ΔH = -196,000 kJ/kmol at 298.15 K, as written (assumed: formation enthalpies H2O2(l) -187.8, H2O(l) -285.8 kJ/mol (NBS tables), per 2 mol H2O2)
Sources
What the processes cite for this reaction, each source once: for the reaction itself, its conversion, its heat of reaction or its catalyst. As the processes write them; DOIs, US patent numbers and web addresses are linked.
D-004: the H2O2 not converted to azine or 2-butanol is counted as decomposed (ASSUMED pathway)
For the reaction · cited by Hydrazine hydrate by the peroxide process (PCUK, methyl ethyl ketazine route, 16 kt/a)
formation enthalpies H2O2(l) -187.8, H2O(l) -285.8 kJ/mol (NBS tables), per 2 mol H2O2
For the heat of reaction · cited by Bleached softwood kraft pulp with chemical recovery (1000 ADt/d market pulp, concept)