Strontium peroxide is an inorganic compound with the formula Sr O₂ that exists in both anhydrous and octahydrate form, both of which are white solids. The anhydrous form adopts a structure similar to that of

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It is an

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used for bleaching. It is used in some

pyrotechnic composition A pyrotechnic composition is a substance or mixture of substances designed to produce an effect by heat, light, sound, gas/smoke or a combination of these, as a result of non-detonative self-sustaining exothermic chemical reactions. Pyrotechnic s ...

s as an oxidizer and a vivid red

pyrotechnic colorant A pyrotechnic colorant is a chemical compound which causes a flame to burn with a particular color. These are used to create the colors in pyrotechnic compositions like fireworks and colored fires. The color-producing species are usually creat ...

. It can also be used as an

antiseptic An antiseptic (from Greek ἀντί ''anti'', "against" and σηπτικός ''sēptikos'', "putrefactive") is an antimicrobial substance or compound that is applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putre ...

and in tracer munitions.

Production

Strontium peroxide is produced by passing oxygen over heated strontium oxide. Upon heating in the absence of O₂, it degrades to SrO and O₂. It is more thermally labile than BaO₂.Bauschlicher, Charles W. Jr.; Partridge, Harry; Sodupe, Mariona; Langhoff, Stephen R. "Theoretical study of the alkaline-earth metal superoxides BeO₂ through SrO₂" Journal of Physical Chemistry 1992, volume 96, pp. 9259-64.

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