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- From: hollis@titan.ksc.nasa.gov
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- Subject: Re : H2O2
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.161053.5053@titan.ksc.nasa.gov>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 16:10:53 EST
- Organization: NASA, Kennedy Space Center
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- From: kjurena@lonestar.utsa.edu
- >The reason H2O2 bubbles when applied to wounds
- >and blood is the body has an enzyme to reduce it. H2O2 is an intermediate
- >product in cell metabolism. If it were allowed to collect, the toxic effects
- >would be lethal. Drink a glass of 3% and you will puke from the foam created
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- It also decomposes with just many different catalysts, including Iron Oxide.
- "In fact, most impurities act as a catalyst". Rocket propulsion elements,
- sixth edition. George Sutton.
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