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High-test peroxide
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<p>High-test peroxide (HTP) is a highly concentrated (85 to 98%) solution of <a href="/facts/Hydrogen_peroxide/vju6HBIc">hydrogen peroxide</a>, with the remainder consisting predominantly of water. In contact with a catalyst, it decomposes into a high-temperature mixture of steam and oxygen, with no remaining liquid water. It was used as a propellant of HTP <a href="/facts/Rocket/b6j4keIl">rockets</a> and <a href="/facts/Torpedo/RLLPpktk">torpedoes</a>, and has been used for high-performance <a href="/facts/Vernier_engine/RX0l5Sl6">vernier engines</a>. </p>