“…Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), as a green, powerful and versatile oxidant, has been widely applied either alone or as a reagent of advanced oxidation processes (e.g., Fenton/Fenton-like reactions 1,2 , TiO 2 /H 2 O 2 /UV photocatalysis 3,4 , ozone treatment 2 ) for water/wastewater treatment, disinfectant and paper-blenching applications 2,5,6 . At present, H 2 O 2 is commercially produced using the anthraquinone process in large-scale facilities, involving the sequential hydrogenation and oxidation of anthraquinone molecules 7,8 . This process is inherently complex and energy-intensive (1–2 dollars per kilogram), in which anthraquinone and its derivative are carcinogenic compounds 9 .…”