Phosphate-free reduction bleaching formulation
AssigneeCiba-Geigy Corporation
InventorRainer H. Traber
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Abstract
A phosphate-free reduction bleach formulation comprising (a) a reduction bleaching agent and (b) a bleach stabiliser selected from (b.sub.1) a citric acid derivative, (b.sub.2) a homo- or copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid, (b.sub.3) a water-soluble magnesium salt and (b.sub.4) an alkali metal salt of tetraboric acid. The bleach formulation is suitable for the reduction bleaching of vegetable, animal or synthetic fibres as well as paper. High degrees of whiteness are obtained. The formulation is substantially ecologically compatible.
Claims6
A process for the reduction bleaching of natural or synthetic fibre materials selected from wool, silk, polyester and synthetic polyamide, which comprises treating said fibre material with an aqueous liquor comprising at least
- (a) 30 to 80% by weight of a reduction bleaching agent which is the salt of dithionous acid and
- (b) 20 to 70% by weight Of a bleach stabiliser which is a water-soluble alkali metal salt of citric acid.
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