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Hydrogen peroxide is undoubtedly the most versatile bleaching agent available to the textile industry. It offers many advantages namely :
• ease of application,
• potential for reducing process times,
• minimisation of effluent problems,
• preservation of the quality of pure and blended textile fibres,
• a high and extremely stable degree of whiteness.
Animal fibres
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Wool and silk are easily bleached with hydrogen peroxide. |
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Artificial fibres or regenerated cellulose
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Fibres produced from regenerated cellulose are easily bleached in mild conditions using H2O2
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Dye Oxidation
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Certain textile dyes may be "fixed" by hydrogen peroxide
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Synthetic fibres
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Bleaching of 100% synthetic fibres is not normally required however blends of synthetic with natural fibres are often bleached using hydrogen peroxide.
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