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Topics:

Scale-up of direct synthesis and comparison to the industrial AO process (simulation, master’s thesis, starting immediately)

Kinetic investigations and modeling (experimental, master’s thesis, starting in Sept./Oct. 2026)

The project: HyPerCat

Hydrogen peroxide is a green oxidizing agent and a basic chemical with high production volumes and diverse applications.

To make production more sustainable, a synthesis directly from H₂ and O₂ can be carried out instead of the widely used anthraquinone process.

Direct synthesis can be performed thermocatalytically or electrochemically. The HyPerCat project aims to develop a concept for the combined production of these compounds.

https://www.hypercat.kit.edu/index.php

Doctoral project

The thermocatalytic direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide is being studied kinetically through the operation of a continuous stirred tank reactor with the goal of modeling the reaction kinetics.