The new method could reduce energy use and transportation associated with hydrogen peroxide, which is widely used in cleaning, medicine, and manufacturing.
UCF researchers have developed a new carbon-based material that generates hydrogen peroxide — a chemical widely used in cleaning, medicine, and manufacturing — with only oxygen, water, and electricity. Hydrogen peroxide is typically produced through a multi-step industrial process that requires significant energy input. This breakthrough could make production cleaner, more affordable, and more sustainable.
By modifying the material at the atomic level, the researchers at UCF’s Nanoscience Technology Center, led by Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Yang Yang, significantly improved the reaction’s energy efficiency while maintaining industrial production rates.
The findings were recently published in Nature Communications.
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By Andrew Miller | May 20, 2026