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The kinetic and catalytic aspects involved in the hydrogen peroxide product
ion via anthraquinone (method all-tetra) have been examined considering thr
ee of the four main production steps, i.e., hydrogenation of 2-ethyltetrahy
droanthraquinone catalyzed by palladium-supported catalysts, oxidation of t
he product obtained in the first step, and reconversion of the deteriorated
molecules for the regeneration of active quinones. For each reaction, cons
idered, a mechanism and a kinetic law are suggested with the numerical valu
es of the related parameters. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights res
erved.