Acid Peroxide bleaching or Rapid bleaching

The objective of the acid peroxide bleach is mainly to reduce damage to the fibres which could occur at higher alkalinity and elevated temperatures. Acid bleaching is protecting Wool, Nylon and viscose fibres from damage. Also acid bleaching shorten the time of bleaching by reducing the time or by bleaching at lower temperature, by the peroxide compound formed with activator which has very strong bleaching power. Conventional hydrogen peroxide bleaching is accomplished in alkaline bleach solution which generally exhibits a pH in excess of 10. These alkaline bleach processes are typically wasteful of bleach solution and require periodic dumping of spent bleach solutions. However, high pH spent peroxide solutions cannot be merely dumped into waterways without causing extensive environmental damage. Therefore, it has heretofore been necessary to subject the spent solutions to relatively expensive ionexchange treatments to reduce their alkalinity to an environmentally acceptable level. The recipe used mentioned below; Complexing Agent - 1.0g/l Activator - 3.0g/l H2O2 - 15.0g/l Heat 950C Run 60 min Drain. Fill & set bath pH to 5.5 (with acetic acid) Add Peroxide Killer - 0.5g/l Run 20 min @ Room Temperature Checking residual peroxide Check residual peroxide with peroxide papers, if colour change of blue still peroxide remains. Add some more killer until the colour change towards blue colour is not significant. Role of Activator The main role of the Activator [base of polycarboxylic (RCOOH) acids and phosphonates] is; it activates hydrogen peroxide in acid medium by forming peroxide compounds (peroxy acids). H2O2 itself has only very low bleaching power in acid and neutral medium. However the peroxide compounds which are formed by the activator have high bleaching power in neutral and acid medium. RCOOH + H2O2 RCOOOH + H2O The bleaching effect of peroxide depends on its concentration (weight %) as well as on the amount of peroxide (g/l) in proportion to the goods. Also the activator is used proportion to the peroxide concentration (i.e. 20% of Activator used for 15.0 g/l peroxide of its concentration 35% and 30% for peroxide concentration 50%). Wool bleaching with peroxide at acid pH shortens the bleaching time. The acid bleaching of wool enables bulky soft handle due to no alkali damage. The felting of the wool is lower with the acid rapid bleaching.

98 c

60 min
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5 c/min

1.5 c/min Fill Main Tank Load Fabric Add Fiber Protecting Agent 40 c 2' 2' 5' 5' 5'
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70 c Drain Fill Main Tank

Add Stabilizer & Sequestering Add H2O2 Agent

Run 10 min & Drain (2-3 cycles) Fill & Add Acetic Acid Add Peroxide Killer Run 20 min @ RT Check with peroxide papers

Profile: Peroxide Bleaching (Alkali)

95 c
0

60 min
0

5 c/min

1.5 c/min Fill Main Tank Load Fabric Sequestering Agent 40 c 2' 2' 5' 5' 5'
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70 c Drain Fill Main Tank Add Peroxide Killer

Activator

Add H2O2

Run 20 min @ RT Check with peroxide papers

Profile: Peroxide Bleaching (Acid)

98 c
0

60 min 5 c/min
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1.5 c/min Fill Main Tank Load Fabric Add Acid Add Reducing Formic 40 c 2 2 5
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70 c Drain Fill Main Tank Run 20 min @ 80 c & Drain (Add Soda Ash) Wash 10 min Wash 10 min Drain
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Agent

Profile: Reduction Bleaching