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December 16, 2005
New Plant for the Production of High Concentration Hydrogen Peroxide
Peroxide Propulsion out of Gothenburg, Sweden has been granted all required government permits for the production of 100 ton (= 220 000 pounds) 90% concentration hydrogen peroxide per year. Plant construction has started and rocket grade hydrogen peroxide will be available in April 2006.
Gothenburg, Sweden (PRWEB) December 16, 2005 -- Peroxide Propulsion has been granted all required government permits for the production of 100 ton (= 220 000 pounds) 90% concentration hydrogen peroxide per year.
Lower grade hydrogen peroxide will be concentrated to 80-90% concentration in the plant and treated in special processes to receive very pure products well suited for gas generation and rocket propulsion. Commonly used names of the products are Rocket Grade Hydrogen Peroxide and HTP (High Test Peroxide).
Construction of the new plant located in Gothenburg, Sweden, has started. Products will be available from April 2006. Peroxide Propulsion will be the first commercial producer in the Nordic countries and one of only three in the western world.
Background Information
High concentration hydrogen peroxide is a very environmental friendly fuel. The energy is released when the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is made to decompose to hot water steam and oxygen in contact with a catalyst. The hot gas mixture is allowed to expand in a rocket nozzle, gas turbine or a piston engine.
The only "exhaust gases" are water and oxygen.
Hydrogen peroxide is manufactured from the renewable raw materials hydrogen and oxygen. The manufacturing process is practically effluent free.
Propulsion systems using only hydrogen peroxide as a fuel have a very low weight compared to standard combustion engines, but they have higher fuel consumption. They are perfectly suited when high power is needed during limited periods of time, as in vertical take-offs of helicopters and gyroplanes. Other spectacular applications are for drag racing cars and for personal rocket belts.
The energy yield is higher when the oxygen in the exhaust gas is used to burn an organic fuel, like ethanol. One example of such a propulsion system is the system used in the Swedish torpedoes manufactured by SAAB, TWS 2000.
Peroxide Propulsion has developed its own versions of the hydrogen peroxide decomposition catalyst, in addition to a propulsion system for helicopter and gyroplane rotors with hydrogen peroxide rotor tip rockets. Air plane propellers can also be driven with this system.
For further information please contact Erik Bengtsson, Peroxide Propulsion.
Telephone: +46 (31) 92 80 22
Web Site: http://www.peroxidepropulsion.com
Mr. Erik Bengtsson, M.S., age 57, is the founder and owner of Peroxide Propulsion. Among several other positions in his career he has been development manager at the Swedish hydrogen peroxide producer Eka Chemicals.
Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at December 16, 2005 09:08 PM