HAIR DYE MANUFACTURERS COULD MAKE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ON SITE: RESEARCHERS
February 1st, 2009 BY KEITH NUTHALL
BRITISH and American researchers have developed an energy-efficient way of producing hair bleacher hydrogen peroxide allowing personal care product companies to make the chemical themselves. Current manufacturing methods are so energy intensive they require bulk production in high concentrations, usually by specialist chemical companies. But the European Union-funded AURICAT project found that catalysing the chemical with gold and palladium reduced the energy required for this process.
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BRITISH and American researchers have developed an energy-efficient way of producing hair bleacher hydrogen peroxide allowing personal care product companies to make the chemical themselves. Current manufacturing methods are so energy intensive they require bulk production in high concentrations, usually by specialist chemical companies. But the European Union-funded AURICAT project found that catalysing the chemical with gold and palladium reduced the energy required for this process.
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