CPC C25B 1/30 (2013.01) [C25B 11/051 (2021.01); C25B 11/067 (2021.01); C25B 11/069 (2021.01); C25B 11/077 (2021.01); C25B 15/029 (2021.01)] | 4 Claims |
1. A method of producing hydrogen peroxide using nanostructured bismuth oxide, comprising the steps of:
immersing an anode and a cathode in an alkaline solution saturated with oxygen in an electrolytic cell, the cathode being a conducting substrate having a surface layer of nanostructured oxygen-deficient bismuth oxide of formula Bi2O3-x, wherein x is greater than 0 and less than 3;
establishing an electrical potential across the cathode and the anode to initiate reduction of the oxygen at the cathode, thereby producing hydrogen peroxide.
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