| abstract |
A process for cleaning and bleaching fabrics comprising the treatment of the fabric with a metallo-porphyrin compound, leaving the fabric in contact therewith for a predetermined time to effect sufficient adsorption of metallo-porphyrin on to the fabric, and thereafter washing the fabric with a peroxyacid bleach composition. Compositions for use in this cleaning and bleaching process and pretreatment products for local application of metallo-porphyrin catalyst on to fabrics are also disclosed. |