Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 18.
Published in final edited form as: Plasma Med. 2016;6(2):135–177. doi: 10.1615/PlasmaMed.2016018618

Table 3. Prevalent chemical reactions that occur during electrical discharge in aqueous solution and corresponding rate constants.

Reaction Rate constant (k)
H2O → OH + H 9.25 × 10-10 M s-1
2H2O → H3O+ + eeq- + OH 2.35 × 10-9 M s-1
H2O → ½H2O2 + ½H2 1.2 × 10-6 M s-1
H + O2 → HO2 1.0 × 1010 M-1 s-1
H + H2O2 → H2O + OH 1.0 × 1010 M-1 s-1
H + HO2 → H2O2 1.0 × 1010 M-1 s-1
2H → H2 1.0 × 1010 M-1 s-1
H + OH → H2O 2.4 × 1010 M-1 s-1
H + eeq- + H2O → OH- + H2 2.5 × 1010 M-1 s-1
OH + H2O2 → H2O + HO2 5 × 107 M-1 s-1
2OH → H2O2 4.0 × 109 M-1 s-1
OH+ HO2 → H2O + O2 1.0 × 1010 M-1 s-1
OH + eeq- → OH- 3 × 1010 M-1 s-1
2HO2 → H2O2 + O2 2.0 × 106 M-1 s-1
H2O2 + eeq- → OH- + OH 1.2 × 1010 M-1 s-1
H3O+ + OH- → 2H2O 3.0 × 1010 M-1 s-1