Abstract
Ice-core records show that anthropogenic pollution has increased the global atmospheric concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and iodine since the mid-20th century. Here, for the first time, we demonstrate a highly efficient mechanism that synergistically produces them in icy water conditions. This reaction is aided by a key intermediate IO2H, formed by an I- ion with a dissolved O2 in acidic icy water, which produces both I as well as O2H radicals. I recombines with I- to produce I2- at a diffusion-limited rate, followed by formation of I3- through disproportionation, while O2H yields H2O2 with I- and a proton dissolved in icy water.
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