What is Hydrogen Peroxide?
Hydrogen peroxide is a colorless liquid at room temperature with a bitter taste. Small amounts of gaseous hydrogen peroxide occur naturally in the air. Hydrogen peroxide is unstable, decomposing readily to oxygen and water with release of heat. Although nonflammable, it is a powerful oxidizing agent that can cause spontaneous combustion when it comes in contact with organic material. Hydrogen peroxide is found in many households at low concentrations (3-9%) for medicinal applications and as a bleach for hair and clothing. In other industries, hydrogen peroxide is used in higher concentrations as a bleach for textiles and paper, as a rocket fuel component, and for producing foam rubber and organic chemicals.
What are Sterilization Processes?
Hydrogen Peroxide is widely utilized as an antiseptic solution to disinfect areas and equipment. With the COVID-19 pandemic there has been an increase in disinfecting or sterilizing processes worldwide, and hydrogen peroxide has become more widely used for this. Most of these processes include conditioning an area or an item with a desired concentration to perform the sterilization phase. Once the sterilization phase is complete, there is typically an aeration phase where the hydrogen peroxide vapor is removed and the area is verified to be safe for people to enter. A hydrogen peroxide gas monitor is an ideal way to verify if it is safe for people to be in or around the disinfected area.
What are the Exposure Symptoms? Irritation of eyes, nose & throat; corneal ulcer; skin redness, blistered skin.
When do the respirator recommendations start? Begin at 10 ppm
Solutions?
One of our close suppliers offers portable and fixed system solutions for hydrogen peroxide depending on the need. Options below:
SC-8000 – The SC-8000 is a single gas portable monitor with an internal sampling pump and a range of
0 – 3.00 ppm and 0.02 resolution.
EAGLE – The EAGLE is a 6-channel sample-drawing portable monitor that can be configured to detect hydrogen peroxide and additional gases if needed. The H2O2 range on the EAGLE is 0 – 3 ppm and 0.01 resolution. 
GD-70D – The GD-70D smart transmitter has the ability to continuously monitor for hydrogen peroxide as a fixed system. It has alarm indications and alarm relays that can be used for ventilation or other automated responses. The range for H2O2 on the GD-70D is 0 – 3.00 ppm and 0.02 resolution.
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Very helpful resource. Many office staff can benefit from a clean santized workspace.
Thank you Manuel for the feedback! It is certainly helpful for many of us!