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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1999
Birgit Bertsch-Frank, Grundau, DE;
Torsten Balduf, Hanau, DE;
Catrin Becker-Balfanz, Frankfurt, DE;
Ina Hemme, Hanau, DE;
Jurgen Rollmann, Plaumheim, DE;
Rudiger Schutte, Alzenau, DE;
Werner Wildner, Alzenau, DE;
Degussa-Huls Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt, DE;
Abstract
An aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide is produced by direct synthesis from hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst. According to the invention, a gas mixture comprising H.sub.2 and O.sub.2, essentially saturated or supersaturated with water (=containing fog) is fed into a reactor containing the catalyst. The volume ratio of the gas mixture fed in (standard liters per hour) to liquid removed (liters per hour) is adjusted to a value equal to or greater than 15,000, especially 20,000 to 50,000, and the gas mixture leaving the reactor is recycled after replenishment with H.sub.2, O.sub.2, and H.sub.2 O vapor. Solutions with high H.sub.2 O.sub.2 concentration can be obtained according to the invention without additional concentration.