Whiter Than White – The Story of Bleaches

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  • Edwin C. Constable Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 22, BPR 1095, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2026.268

Keywords:

Bleach, ChlorineDisinfectant, Hypochlorite, Oxidants

Abstract

Today, bleach is one of the common household chemicals that we rarely think about. The history of bleach is one that was transformed at the beginning of the first chemical revolution and which continues to evolve.

CHIMIA Vol. 80 No. 4 (2026): Laureates: Junior Prizes of the SCS Fall Meeting 2025

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2026-04-29

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Vol. 80 No. 4 (2026): Laureates: Junior Prizes Fall Meeting 2025

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E. C. Constable, Chimia 2026, 80, 268, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2026.268.