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A simple spectrophotometric determination of hydrogen peroxide solution via spectral delta from redox reaction with sodium hypochlorite

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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is widely used in the synthesis of organic chemicals, bleaching of paper pulp, and the treatment of wastewater and as a food additive, important mediator of redox processes in natural water, and a disinfectant. However, H2O2 stock solution is unstable and slowly decomposes when exposed to, for example, light, elevated temperatures, or metal compounds. Therefore, the ability to measure the exact concentration of H2O2 stock solution is important for its proper use in diverse applications. This work proposes a simple method for the spectrophotometric determination of H2O2 solution via chemical reaction with sodium hypochlorite that is inexpensive and easy to acquire. The proposed method is based on the stoichiometric spectral change of hypochlorite ion at 292.5 nm following a redox reaction with a sample solution of H2O2. Due to high relationship between the spectral delta value and the applied H2O2 concentration (0.00188–0.03000%), H2O2 stock solution can be easily quantified.

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This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2021R1I1A3055799) and by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) grant funded by the Korea government (MOTIE) (No. RS-2022-00155902).

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  1. Department of Food Science and Technology and Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Korea

    Ga-Hyeon Kim, Gyeong-In Lee, Hyun-Jin Lim & Jong-Hee Kwon

  2. Division of Applied Life Sciences (BK21), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Korea

    Joo-Young Jung, Gyeong-In Lee & Jong-Hee Kwon

  3. Green Carbon Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, 34114, Korea

    Simon MoonGeun Jung

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Kim, GH., Jung, JY., Lee, GI. et al. A simple spectrophotometric determination of hydrogen peroxide solution via spectral delta from redox reaction with sodium hypochlorite. ANAL. SCI. 39, 149–152 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-022-00210-7

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