Hydrogen Peroxide

Clean Power

Space Travel, Semiconductors, Cosmetics How hydrogen peroxide makes processes more efficient and environmentally friendly.

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Research & Innovation
Peroxide Power
Hydrogen peroxide has long powered innovative applications in chemistry—now it’s also an environmentally friendly propellant for rockets.
Research & Innovation
Green processes, thanks to H₂O₂
The distributed production of hydrogen peroxide is opening up new application areas in agriculture.
Research & Innovation
Advance over two centuries
Research, production, application—the most important milestones in the history of H₂O₂.
Research & Innovation
How H₂O₂ is produced
The most important production processes: from the Weißenstein process to autoxidation.
Opinion & Debate
“Forward to the Moon”
ESA Director General Jan Wörner talks about the race for space, environmentally friendly fuels—and the inspirational power of space travel.

Research & Innovation

Hightech Membranes from Lake Atter

Membranes that could revolutionize the processing of natural gas are being made from polymer fibers in the municipality of Schörfling in Upper Austria. A factory visit.

Markets & Regions

Separate Ways

High-tech membranes from Austria help to exploit natural gas fields with a high CO₂ content.

The(is) Future

Short trips into the future

Björn Theis is a foresight manager and researches the future. In his column he writes about disruptive technologies, visionaries, and places where the future is being “made”.

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Analysis and Classification
Elements has four sections that provide an insight into the world of specialty chemicals: Research & Innovation, Markets & Regions, People & Visions, and Opinion & Debate. The reports classify developments and indicate opportunities for the future—always current, articulate, and international.

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