Regeneration of basic hydrogen peroxide for chemical oxygen-iodine laser

Regeneration of Basic Hydrogen Peroxide (BHP) for Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser (COIL) has been studied. The apparatus is an electrolyte H2O2 generator, which is composed of anode chamber, cathode chamber with gas diffusion electrode and cation exchange membrane. BHP containing 5 to 10 weight percent (wt%) of H2O2 is supplied to the apparatus and the change in the H2O2 concentration is measured for various operational conditions. A 5.11wt% BHP is regenerated with current efficiency of 92% and a 10.4wt% BHP is regenerated with current efficiency of 73%. It is found that the BHP flow rate and temperature of the BHP are critical to obtain high current efficiency.