Inorganic Peroxy Acids
Peroxymonosulfuric acid (Caro's acid) is probably the most important inorganic peracid, at least in terms of the scale. It is used for the bleaching of pulp and for the detoxification of cyanide in the mining industry. It is produced by treating sulfuric acid with hydrogen peroxide. Peroxyphosphoric acid (H3PO5) is prepared similarly.
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