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Silver screen would work too. Iron oxide would work... Many other substances would catalyze peroxide with various degrees of efficiency.
by avmich 7y ago
Silver screen would work too. Iron oxide would work... Many other substances would catalyze peroxide with various degrees of efficiency.
- liability 7y agoI'm not sure what modern peroxide rockets use, but the steam generator in the V2 used sodium or potassium permanganate.
- magicalhippo 7y agoFor an in-depth and interesting explanation of how that works, I enjoyed this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgiMu8A3pi0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgiMu8A3pi0 Includes a demonstration of the potassium permanganate and hydrogen peroxide at around the 52 minute mark.