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Could Hydrogen Peroxide Photolysis Occur in the Absence of Transition Metals ?
Stanislav Luňák, Josef Vepřek-Šiška
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Abstract
Quantum yields of hydrogen peroxide photolysis increase with the square root of concentration of added Cu(II). The cupric ions are photo-catalytically active already at trace concentrations (10-7), i.e., at the concentrations present in any real reaction system. Hydrogen peroxide photolysis is completely suppressed on addition of complexing agents such as EDTA. It is believed that no hydrogen peroxide photolysis would occur in complete absence of photo-catalytically active transition metal ions