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[ProfessorGAC]

16. I Question That Source

All concentrations of hydrogen peroxide have antimicrobial efficacy.
The higher the concentration the faster & more effective. Most of that is simple mass transfer, but the kinetics of oxidation are influenced by concentration. So, it's both mass & reactivity.
But, 3% peroxide would sanitize thoroughly. In seconds, not minutes.
In fact, that 3% stuff we buy at the drugstore is sold for it's antiseptic capability.
The problem, of course, with higher concentrations is that the higher we go the greater the handling hazard.
I've worked in the lab with 70% H2O2. That stuff will bite you if you're not careful. Trust me.
I once got a tiny drop of it under my fingernail! Wow! Did that sting!!! I doused with water and it still took 20 minutes to stop hurting.
I was wearing neoprene gloves while is was working with it so I never figured out how it happened.
For 70%, I took an old pair of safety shoes (not required in lab, but our development group did everything from 2 liter to 1,000 gallons for scale-up work. The other area is treated as any other manufacturing site.)
Anyway, I poured about 60ml of 70% peroxide on one of the shoes. In 30 seconds, the leather was smoldering. 30 seconds later, the shoe was on fire! I knew the chemistry said that would happen. But, I wanted to see it for myself, & I wanted the technicians to see it, so they'd maintain respect for that juice.