Iron Electrolysis with h2o2 + NaCl

[[w00t]]

Has anyone tryed Electrolysis by mixing 30% h2o2 with some sodium chloride and running 12vdc to it?

 

i put 2 iron nails in this mixture and ran 12volts to it, it bubbled and gave off so much gas/heat and around 3cm worth of iron had disapeared within 5minutes

[jdurg]

The bubbling, gas, and heat given off were caused by the decomposition of H2O2 and not any electrolysis. 30% H2O2 is a very potent oxidizer and will readily decompose in the presence of any transition metal ions. (Especially iron). So by putting the iron nails in there you simply accelerrated the oxidation of the iron, and the decomposition of the H2O2.

[[w00t]]

hmm.. im not sure but iron by it self does almost nothing under h2o2 alone, same with Aluminium.

[jdurg]

'']hmm.. im not sure but iron by it self does almost nothing under h2o2 alone, same with Aluminium.

 

That's because Fe won't catalyze the decomposition, but Fe(x+) will.

[[w00t]]

On another note, is it possible to make Fe3O4 instead of Fe2O3 thro electrolysis or something?