Bleach decomposition reactions

Most organophosphorus nerve agents decompose slowly in water. Raising the pH of an aqueous solution of these agents significantly increases the rate of decomposition. Reaction with dry bleach may produce toxic gases. 

Early demand for chlorine centered on textile bleaching, and chlorine generated through the electrolytic decomposition of salt (NaCl) sufficed. Sodium hydroxide was produced by the lime—soda reaction, using sodium carbonate readily available from the Solvay process. Increased demand for chlorine for PVC manufacture led to the production of chlorine and sodium hydroxide as coproducts. Solution mining of salt and the avadabiHty of asbestos resulted in the dominance of the diaphragm process in North America, whereas soHd salt and mercury avadabiHty led to the dominance of the mercury process in Europe. Japan imported its salt in soHd form and, until the development of the membrane process, also favored the mercury ceU for production. 

Metal-ion catalysis of hydrogen peroxide decomposition can generate perhydroxyl and hydroxyl free radicals as in Scheme 10.26 [235]. The catalytic effects of Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions are found to be similar [235]. It is not necessary for the active catalyst to be dissolved [237], as rust particles can be a prime cause of local damage. The degradative free-radical reaction competes with the bleaching reaction, as illustrated in Scheme 10.27 [237]. Two adverse consequences arise from the presence of free radicals ... 

Of the primary monoamines, some, such as. aniline, o-toluidine, xylidine, are colourless liquids. Others, such as p-toluidine, pseudo-cumidine and the naphthylamines, are solids. They can be distilled without decomposition and are volatile with steam. In water they are rather sparingly soluble—a 3 per cent solution of aniline can be made. The di- and polyamines are usually solids, not volatile in steam and much more soluble in water than the monoamines. The amines are basic in character, but, as a result of the negative nature of the phenyl-group, the aromatic amines are considerably weaker bases than are the aliphatic amines. Consequently aqueous solutions of the (stoicheio-metrically) neutral aniline salts are acid to litmus because of the hydrolysis which they undergo. For the same reason a small amount of the free base can be extracted with ether from an aqueous solution of an aniline salt. (Test with a solution of hydrogen chloride in ether or, after evaporation of the ether, by the reaction with bleaching powder.)... 

IR spectrophotometry, 661, 662 TEARS assay, 667 hydroperoxide oxidation, 692 Upid hydroperoxides, 977-8 decomposition, 669 DNA adducts, 978-84 protein adducts, 984-5 ozone adducts, 734 ozonide reduction, 726 ozonization characterization, 737, 739 peroxydisulfate reactions, 1013, 1018 Alkali metal ozonides, 735-7 Alkaline peroxide process, pulp and paper bleaching, 623... 

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