Dyes and Chemicals

A Smart Solution:
Intelligent Bleaching
with organIQ BLEACH
Examples: In this case the spray bleach was applied after the stonewash treatment. A
Potassium Permanganate solution of 300.0 g/l organIQ BLEACH system was applied and for comparison a
solution with potassium permanganate, a solution of 2.0 % KMnO4.
The spray treatment with potassium
permanganate (KMnO4) belongs to the
worldwide most common procedure to
bleach denim fabrics in a reliable and
durable way. KMnO4 is sprayed on the
pretreated jeans. Light parts or the very
popular ‘used look’ can be produced. An
effective procedure but with risk to the
environment and health.
Every day worldwide more than 3 tons The organIQ BLEACH is the innovative
potassium permanganate (KMnO4) are system perfectly combining economic effi-
used – an enormous discharge into the ciency, process safety and environmental
waste water. friendliness. An intelligent innovation of the
Effectively a challenge: CHT/BEZEMA Group – we take care.

 Manganese is a heavy metal and not Benefits:

biodegradable.
 Potassium permanganate (KMnO4)
belongs to the substances which are
particularly dangerous to the environ-
ment with high fish toxicity.
 In many countries there are strict regu-
lations or even an obligation to provide
evidence to avoid any misuse of
KMnO4.
An intelligent and environmentally
friendly bleaching is required! Everyone is
looking for this – environmental organisa-
tions, fashion and textile producers as well
as laundries and end users.
organIQ BLEACH
The challenge is to bleach jeans in an
environmentally-friendly way. The
CHT/BEZEMA Group developed the intelli-
gent alternative to KMnO4. With the
organIQ BLEACH system, the first purely
organic bleaching system for denim fabrics,
jeans bleaching becomes innovative. An
effective and reproducible jeans finishing of
which the environment also benefits.
 Purely organic bleaching agent.
 Free from heavy metals, chlorine and
AOX.
 Completely biodegradable
(> 99 % in compliance with OECD
301B).
 Without persistent components.
 No danger to the environment, no pol-
lution of the waste waters with toxic
substances.
 Complies with restricted chemical lists
and so meets legal regulations.
Process
Application
The organIQ BLEACH system consists
of two powdery components: organIQ
BLEACH T and organIQ ASSIST. The
mixing ratio always is:
9 parts organIQ BLEACH T
+ 1 part organIQ ASSIST
The powder is dissolved in cold water,
the buffer organIQ BUFFER AO is added,
and the organIQ BLEACH solution can be
sprayed on just like KMnO4. After spraying
the bleaching effect is developed at 40 °C
within 30 min in tumbler or in an oven -
alternatively one hour at room temperature.
After the short heat treatment a rinsing
process follows or other usual treatment
processes like stonewash, etc. A separate
neutralisation is not necessary! Further rins-
ing baths are not needed either.
An ecological advantage of the organIQ
BLEACH System in comparison to KMnO4 is
the good degradability of the bleaching
agent. Application solutions can be used for
3 to max. 4 hours without any significant
loss of effect. After about 16 - 24 hours after
preparing the solution, the bleaching agent
has completely decomposed.
If the spray bleach with the organIQ
BLEACH system is done at the end of the
whole process, only completed by a soften-
ing treatment, CHT/BEZEMA recommend
to add 0.5 g/l DENIMCOL WASH-CPD in
the rinsing process. it is important to note
that for the time being this product is only
available for non stretch Denim.

26 PAKISTAN TEXTILE JOURNAL - June 2016