Chlorine bleaching after peracid treatment
US10513673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11D2111/44
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for enhancing bleaching efficacy for treatment of articles, including for example laundry is disclosed. Methods for antimicrobial disinfecting and/or sanitizing and bleaching laundry and other articles is provided by washing the articles with a peroxyformic acid composition at a first pH for effective antimicrobial efficacy, thereafter applying an alkaline source to increase the pH for addition of a bleaching component. The methods can be provided as part of a laundry operation and can be utilized in industrial and commercial applications.
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