Sequential oxidative and reductive bleaching in a multicomponent single liquor system.
1990
Arifoglu M. | Marmer W.N.
The present invention is drawn to new processes for sequential oxidative and reductive bleaching of fibers (e.g. natural, synthetic, or blends thereof) e.g. in a single bath, which provide superior bleaching with less physical damage. Said processes comprising the steps of: (1) bleaching fibers with hydrogen peroxide; (2) adding either, (a) a material which combines with hydrogen peroxide to form a reductive bleaching agent, or (b) an inactivating material to inactive unspent hydrogen peroxide with subsequent addition of a reductive bleaching agent, and, (3) reductively bleaching the already oxidatively bleached fibers. Also encompassed by the present invention are novel bleached fibers produced by the aforementioned processes, having highly advantageous and desirable properties e.g. a high degree of whiteness with low degree of damage.
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