Quotation from: General Science

Written by: Bertha M. Clark


220. Commercial Bleaching. In commercial bleaching the material to
be bleached is first moistened with a very weak solution of sulphuric
acid or hydrochloric acid, and is then immersed in the bleaching
powder solution. As the moist material is drawn through the bleaching
solution, the acid on the fabric acts upon the solution and releases
chlorine. The chlorine liberates oxygen from the water. The oxygen in
turn attacks the coloring matter and destroys it.

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