Long Term Storability of Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide is a currently used storable propellant which is finding use in various emerging systems. It is commonly misunderstood that hydrogen peroxide cannot be stored for long periods of time. Existing data and current research clearly shows the opposite, with significant improvements in long term storability being demonstrated. The various physical phenomenon and quantitative data, both historical, and modern are summarized and compared to show that the storability of hydrogen peroxide meets most of the needs of the propulsion community with little risk, and in fact major improvements to the storability of hydrogen peroxide have been recently made. Further improvements are possible and it is likely that all foreseeable applications for hydrogen peroxide can be easily accommodated with the stability and storability of the chemical.