Hydrogen peroxide - H2O2
Hydrogen peroxide - H2O2
Information on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) or " hydroperoxide " or also "oxygenated water", its physical characteristics, its effects on health, the means of detecting it (H2O2 gas detector) as well as the appropriate respiratory protection equipment (self-contained breathing apparatus or air-supplied system).
Main characteristics of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) also called " hydroperoxide " is a gas widely used as a bleaching agent in paper mills and the textile industry. Thanks to its disinfectant properties , it is used in laboratories for sterilization, but also in the food industry (disinfection of packaging) and the pharmaceutical industry (disinfection of contact lenses, creation of bactericidal product, etc.)
Health Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide is much better known in its liquid form, hydrogen peroxide . In its gaseous or liquid state, this substance is colorless and odorless. It is a corrosive substance, harmful by inhalation (R20) and ingestion (R22) and capable of causing severe burns (R35). Although no explosive limit exists for this gas, it presents a risk of explosion under the action of heat (R5), it is also a powerful oxidizer (R8).
Concentrated solutions cause serious damage to the skin and eyes and significant irritation of the digestive and respiratory mucous membranes. Repeated exposure results in skin discoloration and whitening of the hair. No data are available on possible carcinogenic or reproductive effects.
H2O2 (Hydrogen Peroxide) Gas Detector
Colorless, odorless and undetectable, only an H2O2 gas detector can accurately measure the concentrations of this extremely toxic gas, so we will move towards portable or fixed hydrogen peroxide detection in ppm or even ppb.
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) respiratory protection
Hydrogen peroxide is toxic and asphyxiating with significant risks of suffocation, so we will move towards an open-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus (ARICO) or an air-supplied system for long-term interventions.