Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1996, 61, 1457-1463
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19961457

Kinetics of Formation of Peroxyformic Acid

Vladimír Mošovský, Zuzana Cvengrošová, Alexander Kaszonyi, Milan Králik and Milan Hronec

Department of Organic Technology, Slovak Technical University, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Abstract

Oxidation kinetics of formic acid with aqueous hydrogen peroxide (30-70%) has been studied at 45 °C with 0-0.1 M H2SO4 as a catalyst. A kinetic model has been suggested which satisfactorily describes the oxidation process of formic acid to peroxyformic acid.

Keywords: Peroxyformic acid; Hydrogen peroxide; Kinetics; Oxidation.