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Hydrogen Peroxide Storage

Hydrogen Peroxide, with the chemical formula H2O2, is a strong oxidising agent used in wastewater treatment and as a disinfectant. Polymaster supplies storage and dosing solutions suited to its oxidising properties.

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OVERVIEW

What is Hydrogen Peroxide?

Hydrogen Peroxide is a chemical compound with the formula H2O2. It is a pale blue liquid in its pure form and appears colourless in dilute solutions. Hydrogen Peroxide is widely known for its strong oxidising properties, making it an effective bleaching agent, disinfectant, and antiseptic. It is also used in various industrial applications, including wastewater treatment, chemical synthesis, and as a propellant in rocket technology. Due to its reactive nature, Hydrogen Peroxide is typically stabilised with additives to prevent decomposition. It decomposes into water and oxygen, a reaction that is accelerated by light, heat, and certain metals. At Polymaster, we provide specialised storage and handling solutions for Hydrogen Peroxide to ensure safety, stability, and efficiency in industrial applications. Proper storage is critical due to its reactive and potentially hazardous nature.
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What material is compatible with Hydrogen Peroxide Storage?

1.5SG with chemical grade (octene) PE.
Polymaster’s tanks with 1.5SG chemical grade (octene) PE are engineered to provide superior chemical storage solutions. Octene PE enhances the strength and chemical resistance of the tanks, making them ideal for storing aggressive chemicals. These tanks are built to withstand harsh environments, ensuring long-term durability. The use of chemical-grade octene PE ensures compatibility with a wide range of industrial chemicals, offering a reliable storage solution. Polymaster’s 1.5SG octene PE tanks are rigorously tested to meet the highest standards of safety and performance, making them the preferred choice for industries that require robust and dependable chemical storage.

CHEMICAL DOSING SOLUTIONS

Chemical Dosing Solutions

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Pre-engineered Dosing Systems

Our pre-engineered dosing systems are designed for precise and efficient dosing of Hydrogen Peroxide. These systems are pre-engineered to offer a dosing range which is off-the-shelf and suitable across a wide range of industries. To configure a pre-engineered dosing system suitable for your application, this range offers:

Key Features:
  • Pump Arrangements: Duty or Duty/Standby pump arrangements.
  • Pump Options: 7.5 LPH @ 16 bar up to 200 LPH @ 4 bar – Grundfos DDA Dosing
  • Pumps.
    Pipework and Valves: +GF+ sch80 pipework and valves.
  • Cables and Junction Box: Control Cables and Junction Box.
  • Mounting: These dosing systems are typically mounted inside the Double Door Cabinet and can be integrated to the side of a storage tank or standalone.
  • Documentation: Detailed drawings, datasheets and step files available for these systems.

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Custom Dosing Systems

Our custom dosing systems are tailored to meet the unique requirements of your specific applications. Polymaster builds custom dosing systems to match client-supplied P&ID’s and we follow the end-users’ specifications, such as a Water Utilities technical specification.

Key Features:
  • Customised Systems: Systems built to your specifications.
  • Precision Dosing: Advanced pumps and controls for accurate chemical delivery.
  • Integration: Seamless integration with your current processes and systems.
  • Safety and Compliance: Designed to meet all relevant standards and end-user specifications.
  • Large Systems: We can build large systems for large-scale applications.

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CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS

Tanks for Hydrogen Peroxide Storage

Polymaster’s Self-Bunded range is the ultimate storage solution for Hydrogen Peroxide. This range incorporates the bund with the storage tank, providing a bund capacity of 110% of the internal storage tank. In the unlikely event of a leak, this design prevents chemicals from coming into contact with the environment and personnel. Polymaster’s chemical tanks are not rainwater tanks and follow strict QA processes, such as hydro testing each tank to ensure they are 100% leak-proof.

110L Chemical Dosing Skid

The 110ltr Dosing Skid is designed for small or remote treatment plants. This unit is setup inside the Polymaster the Double Door Cabinet, making it portable and versatile for different applications.

220L Chemical Dosing Skid

The 220L Dosing Skid offers extra capacity over the 110L unit while retaining the same compact, easy-to-manage footprint. It’s suited to applications with slightly higher dosing demand, without the space or handling requirements of a full-scale storage tank.

Enclosed IBC Bund

All Weather Polyethylene IBC Storage & Dispensing.

Polymaster’s unique Enclosed IBC Bund solves many of the problems associated with IBC storage and chemical/fluid decanting in a weather-resistant, purpose-built enclosure.

1,500L Bunded Chemical Tank

Polymaster’s smallest self-bunded tank, built for sites with tighter footprints or lower-volume chemical use. At 1170mm diameter it’s the most compact in the range, still delivering a fully engineered tank-within-a-tank design with 110% bund capacity, a 25-year design life, and compatibility across 1,965+ chemicals.

2,300L Bunded Chemical Tank

A step up from the 1,500L, the 2,300L self-bunded tank is the first size in the range offered with a double-door cabinet option, giving room to house dosing equipment alongside storage. Same 110% bund capacity and 25-year design life, sized for operations that need a bit more headroom without going bulk.

3,300L Bunded Chemical Tank

The 3,300L sits comfortably in the mid-range for self-bunded storage, still light enough to be despatched on a pallet and unloaded by forklift or crane with spreader bar. It combines the same tank-within-a-tank containment and 25-year design life as the rest of the range, in a footprint that suits growing operations.

5,000L Bunded Chemical Tank

At 2200mm diameter, the 5,000L strikes a balance between capacity and handling ease — still within the pallet/forklift-friendly size bracket, but with meaningfully more storage than the smaller tanks. Fully self-bunded to 110% capacity, it’s a common choice where moderate chemical volumes need dependable, low-fuss containment.

10,000L Bunded Chemical Tank

The 10,000L is the largest self-bunded tank still handled via pallet, forklift, or crane with spreader bar — the practical ceiling before larger units require lifting-plan-specified equipment. It offers substantially more storage while keeping site logistics simple, backed by the same 110% bund capacity and 25-year design life.

13,000L Bunded Chemical Tank

Moving into the range’s larger tanks, the 13,000L is the first size requiring a dedicated lifting plan for installation, and the first offered in a 1.75 SG rating alongside the standard 1.5 and 2 SG options — giving more flexibility for denser chemicals at higher-volume sites.

21,000L Bunded Chemical Tank

Built for high-volume chemical storage, the 21,000L offers the same 1.5, 1.75 and 2 SG options as the 13,000L in a significantly larger footprint (3570mm diameter). Installation follows the 13KL–30KL lifting plan, reflecting the scale of equipment needed to safely place a tank this size.

30,000L Bunded Chemical Tank

The largest tank in Polymaster’s self-bunded range, the 30,000L is built for sites with substantial bulk chemical storage needs. At 3880mm diameter, it carries the same engineering standards as every size below it — 110% bund capacity, 25-year design life — scaled up for maximum single-tank capacity.

HIGHEST QUALITY, CERTIFIED PRODUCTS

Our Tanks are manufactured to the highest Quality & Standards

Quality Assurance

Polymaster is certified for the international standard for quality management ISO9001

Food Grade

Food-grade polyethylene, certified to AS/NZS4020, the Australian standard for drinking water

Product Certification

Manufactured to AS/NZS 4766:2006 for guaranteed peace of mind.

Chemical Grade

Polymaster’s specially formulated PE material grades are certified to safely contain over 2,000 chemicals.

CASE STUDIES

Upgrading the Dungong Wastewater Treatment Plant

Find out how Polymaster was involved in the completion of a $28 million upgrade project to improve Dungong’s water quality.

  • Industry: Waste Water Treatment
  • Application: Clean In Place
  • Product Used: Medium Self Bunded Chemical Tank
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Applications

What are the applications for Hydrogen Peroxide?

Hydrogen Peroxide is a versatile chemical with a wide range of applications across various industries.

Here are some of its primary uses:

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Wastewater Treatment

Hydrogen Peroxide is used in wastewater treatment to remove organic contaminants and control odours. It acts as an oxidising agent, breaking down pollutants and helping to improve the quality of treated water before it is discharged or reused.

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Disinfection and Sterilisation

Hydrogen Peroxide is widely used as a disinfectant and sterilising agent in hospitals, laboratories, and food processing plants. Its strong oxidising properties make it effective in killing bacteria, viruses, and fungi, ensuring a high level of hygiene.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Got a question about storing or dosing Hydrogen Peroxide? Here’s what our customers ask most — from best-practice storage to safe handling and what to avoid mixing it with.

Hydrogen Peroxide is a strong oxidizing agent and also a highly corrosive chemical that requires special handling and storage. It is important that it is stored within a container or tank that is resistant to corrosive chemicals.  

Even under stable conditions Hydrogen Peroxide constantly releases oxygen gas so proper breathing and overpressure protection is required on storage tanks. 

Store Hydrogen Peroxide at room temperature in a dry and well-ventilated area away from direct sunlight.  

Use containers made of compatible materials, such as our 7080 chemical grade octene 1.5SG to store Hydrogen Peroxide. 

Store Hydrogen Peroxide separately from other chemicals, particularly acids, which can react with it and cause dangerous reactions. 

Ensure that Hydrogen Peroxide containers are tightly sealed and labelled with the proper hazard warnings. 

A continuous vent and properly sized emergency relief valve should be installed on all Hydrogen Peroxide tanks. Ball valves etc should be properly vented too. 

Regularly inspect and check your tank for any signs of damage or wear that may occur and get them repaired immediately.

When it comes to storing Hydrogen Peroxide, what you are storing it with is just as important as you can cause serious harm to people on-site or the environment around you. Hydrogen Peroxide should not be stored with acids or any other chemicals that can react with it.

When it comes to the storage and handling of Hydrogen Peroxide it is important that it is handled safely, and that everyone on-site is kept safe. Here are a few guidelines to follow to keep your workplace safe: 

Store the chemical in a sealed container in its own designated area, away from other chemicals and direct sunlight. If Hydrogen Peroxide is exposed to direct sunlight, it can degrade quickly causing the chemical to lose its effectiveness. 

With any type of corrosive chemical using the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, goggles and face shield is a must, Hydrogen Peroxide is no different. 

Avoid inhaling Hydrogen Peroxide fumes or mist, which can cause respiratory irritation and other health problems. 

Always handle Hydrogen Peroxide with care and avoid splashing or spilling it. 

Do not mix Hydrogen Peroxide with any other chemicals or substances without first consulting a qualified professional.

RESOURCES

Chemical Tank Compatibility Chart

This Chemical Compatibility Chart provides a comparison of the chemical resistance of our Specialty Grades of Linear Low Density Polyethylene, High Density Polyethylene and Polypropylene Polymers in different chemical environments.

Chemical Tank Compatibility Chart

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