A new method: the usage of natural zeolite as a killer chemical for hydrogen peroxide during the hydrogen peroxide bleaching

In the study, the usage possibility of natural zeolite as hydrogen peroxide killer during the hydrogen peroxide bleaching was investigated. Natural zeolite from Gördes region with 30 µm particle size was used during the hydrogen peroxide bleaching of the cotton fabric as a hydrogen peroxide killer agent. ICP-MS elemental analysis of the natural zeolite was performed. Hydrogen peroxide concentration of the bleaching liquor was performed by quantitative analysis. It was seen that natural zeolite is so efficient to decrease in hydrogen peroxide concentration in the bleaching bath. It is thought that natural zeolite can be an alternative to antiperoxide enzymes and the other hydrogen peroxide killers which are commonly used in the industry.