Efficiency of surfaces in destroying hydrogen peroxide and hydroperoxyl radicals

Experiments have been performed in order to estimate the efficiency coefficient for the destruction of hydrogen peroxide on various categories 1 of surface. From these results and the theories of Cheaney et al.,1 it has been possible to deduce efficiency coefficients for the surface destruction of hydroperoxyl radicals. The values of these coefficients lie between those for hydrogen peroxide and those for recombination of oxygen2 and hydrogen3 atoms. The relative efficiencies of various surfaces is largely independent of which of these four reacting entities is considered.