Product Overview
Hydrogen Peroxide 5% Technical Grade is a dilute aqueous oxidizer — CAS 7722-84-1, formula H2O2 — supplied as a clear, colorless liquid with a slightly sharp odor. At 5%, it delivers real oxidizing work for water treatment, bleaching, and general industrial use without the escalating handling burden of concentrated peroxide. we distribute it in our Taylor, Texas warehouse and ship it daily, from single quarts for bench work up to 330-gallon totes for continuous-feed operations.
The typical buyer is a water-treatment operator dosing an oxidant, a textile or pulp operation running a bleaching step, or a facility that wants a ready-to-use peroxide strength instead of diluting a stronger solution on site. Technical grade is the working-strength choice: specified for industrial process use rather than tight analytical impurity limits.
Why This Concentration
Pick 5% when you want oxidizing capability in a form your crew can handle with basic PPE and ordinary care. Concentrated hydrogen peroxide demands progressively stricter storage, compatibility, and transport controls as strength climbs; a 5% solution sidesteps most of that while still doing useful work in dosing, cleaning, and bleaching applications. It also removes an entire task from your floor — no on-site dilution of stronger peroxide, no dilution math, no partially used drum of concentrate aging in the corner.
If your process needs less oxidizing strength — general-purpose rinse and cleaning work — step down to Hydrogen Peroxide 3% Technical Grade. If you need more punch per gallon, move up to 6% Technical, 10% Technical, or 12% Technical. For laboratory and analytical work where impurity control matters more than price, the same strength is available as Hydrogen Peroxide 5% ACS Grade, and lab-standard 30% ACS Grade covers reagent-strength requirements.
Chemical Profile
This is a stabilized aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, molecular weight 34.015, CAS 7722-84-1) in liquid form. It pours as a colorless liquid with a slightly sharp odor, and at 5% w/w it runs a density of 1.02 at 20 °C — close to water, which matters when you are sizing metering pumps or converting between weight and volume dosing. Hydrogen peroxide is fully miscible in practice, with published solubility of 100 mg/mL or greater at 72 °F, and a low vapor pressure of 1 mmHg at 59.5 °F, so open handling produces little vapor under normal conditions. The product carries the signal word Warning with hazard statement H319, causes serious eye irritation (per the product's GHS classification).
Industrial Applications
At 5%, hydrogen peroxide is a practical working oxidizer across several industries:
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Water treatment. Dosed as an oxidizing agent to treat process and wastewater streams. Peroxide oxidizes without leaving a persistent chemical residue — its byproducts are water and oxygen — which is why treatment operators reach for it.
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Textile and pulp bleaching. Hydrogen peroxide is a standard bleaching agent for fabrics and wood pulp, whitening fiber through oxidation rather than chlorine chemistry.
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Chemical synthesis. Serves as an oxidant and precursor in the manufacture of other chemicals and compounds where a dilute, controllable peroxide feed is preferred.
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Laboratory reagent. A ready-diluted strength for routine reactions, sample preparation, and general bench oxidation work where technical grade is acceptable.
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Pharmaceutical manufacturing. Used as an oxidizing agent within manufacturing process steps.
In every case the role is the same: hydrogen peroxide donates oxygen to the process, then decomposes cleanly. The 5% strength gives you that chemistry at a concentration your team can meter and handle routinely.
Handling & Storage
Treat this product with the respect any oxidizer deserves. The label carries the signal word Warning and H319, causes serious eye irritation (per the product's GHS classification) — so chemical splash goggles are non-negotiable, and we recommend nitrile gloves for routine transfer work. Ventilate the work area when handling open containers.
Store it cool, dry, and out of direct sunlight; hydrogen peroxide is light-sensitive and decomposes faster when warm or illuminated. Keep it in its original vented HDPE packaging or compatible HDPE or glass containers — never decant into metal or previously used containers of unknown history. Keep it away from organic materials, reducing agents, and combustibles: an oxidizer stored against things it can oxidize is how avoidable incidents start. Do not return unused product to the container, and never seal peroxide in an unvented vessel, since slow decomposition generates oxygen pressure over time.
Hazmat & Shipping
Canonical transport status is not regulated. Review the current SDS and carrier requirements before shipment.
Documentation
A Safety Data Sheet ships with every order and is available in English, Spanish, French, and Japanese. A technical data sheet is available for spec review before you buy, and a lot-specific Certificate of Analysis is available for the material you receive — so your QC records trace to the actual lot in your storeroom, not a generic spec sheet.
Why Buy from Alliance Chemical
We are a stocking distributor, not a broker. This product sits on our shelves in Taylor, Texas, and orders ship daily — quarts and gallons in cushioned parcel packaging, drums and totes prepped for LTL freight. Our team packs DOT-regulated chemicals every day, and that discipline carries over to non-regulated shipments like this one: correct containers, correct labels, correct paperwork, reviewed by a DOT Hazmat Specialist. Order a quart to qualify the material, then scale to 55-gallon drums or 275- and 330-gallon totes on the same lot-documented supply line. If you're unsure whether 5% is the right strength for your process, contact us before you buy — we'd rather help you pick the right concentration than ship you the wrong one.
