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Hydrogen Peroxide Natural or Synthetic
When it comes to the natural and synthetic nature of hydrogen peroxide, the world often suspects that it comes from natural or synthetic sources. To understand the truth, it is necessary to explore in detail.
Looking at the natural environment, in the atmosphere, hydrogen peroxide can be generated due to photochemical reactions. When lightning strikes, high-energy discharges cause oxygen and water vapor in the air to interact, and this substance is also produced. And in many metabolic processes in living organisms, hydrogen peroxide is also present. For example, in the respiration of some cells, the by-product of some oxidation reactions is hydrogen peroxide. All this shows that hydrogen peroxide is naturally generated in the natural environment.
However, due to human wisdom, the synthesis method also came into being. The technology of chemical industry is gradually refined, and the anthraquinone method is used as the author. The anthraquinone is first reacted with hydrogen under the action of a catalyst to generate hydrogen anthraquinone, and then reacted with oxygen to regenerate anthraquinone and obtain hydrogen peroxide. This synthesis method has mature technology and can be prepared on a large scale to meet the needs of many fields such as industry and medical treatment.
From this perspective, hydrogen peroxide has both natural and synthetic properties. Although natural generation is small and scattered, it is a part of the natural ecology; although the synthesis method is artificially created, it greatly facilitates human life and promotes social development. The two complement each other and share the important value of hydrogen peroxide in the world.
Looking at the natural environment, in the atmosphere, hydrogen peroxide can be generated due to photochemical reactions. When lightning strikes, high-energy discharges cause oxygen and water vapor in the air to interact, and this substance is also produced. And in many metabolic processes in living organisms, hydrogen peroxide is also present. For example, in the respiration of some cells, the by-product of some oxidation reactions is hydrogen peroxide. All this shows that hydrogen peroxide is naturally generated in the natural environment.
However, due to human wisdom, the synthesis method also came into being. The technology of chemical industry is gradually refined, and the anthraquinone method is used as the author. The anthraquinone is first reacted with hydrogen under the action of a catalyst to generate hydrogen anthraquinone, and then reacted with oxygen to regenerate anthraquinone and obtain hydrogen peroxide. This synthesis method has mature technology and can be prepared on a large scale to meet the needs of many fields such as industry and medical treatment.
From this perspective, hydrogen peroxide has both natural and synthetic properties. Although natural generation is small and scattered, it is a part of the natural ecology; although the synthesis method is artificially created, it greatly facilitates human life and promotes social development. The two complement each other and share the important value of hydrogen peroxide in the world.
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