Bleaching Agents

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Purpose: When chlorine reacts with water, it produces hydrochloric acid and atomic oxygen. The oxygen reacts easily with the chromophores to eliminate the portion of its structure that causes the color.

Functionality: When chlorine reacts with water, it produces hydrochloric acid and atomic oxygen, which then reacts with chromophores to eliminate the color-causing portions of their structure.

Purpose: When sulfur-based bleach is dissolved in water, it releases sulfur dioxide gas. This gas reacts with oxygen in the air to form sulfurous acid (H2SO3).

Functionality: When sulfur-based bleach is dissolved in water, it releases sulfur dioxide gas. This gas reacts with oxygen in the air to form sulfurous acid (H2SO3).

Purpose: Hydrogen peroxide oxidizes chromophores by disrupting the electrons that bind atoms together, causing staining molecules to break down, and it produces no harmful disinfection by-products.

Functionality: Oxidises chromophores, essentially taking the electrons that hold atoms together, causing molecules that cause staining to fall apart. Hydrogen peroxide forms no harmful by-products of disinfection.