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Fabric bleaching with sodium perborate
Author(s) -
Murray L. T.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02541334
Subject(s) - sodium perborate , chlorine , chemistry , sodium , oxygen , catalysis , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , hydrogen peroxide , organic chemistry , engineering
Presently two classes of fabric bleaching agents, the chlorine and oxygen types, are employed in home laundering. Although these two classes of bleaches are employed, there is a vast difference in their effectiveness. The chlorine bleaches function well under most time and temperature conditions practiced in fabric laundering in the United States, but equivalent effectiveness with the oxygen type can only be obtained under longer time or higher temperature use conditions. This paper represents a review of the relative performance and cost of the two classes and concentrates on the considerable research activity of the last 20 years, directed toward finding routes to increased bleaching effectiveness with sodium perborate. The chemistry of these approaches, consisting primarily of the use of the so‐called organic activators and metal ion catalyst systems, is discussed along with a discussion of effectiveness, cost, and potential utility.