Claims
- 1. A method of bleaching water-soluble, ortho-substituted triarylmethane dyes which have in their structure the moiety ##STR4## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of substituent groups other than hydrogen or methyl and Y is selected from the group consisting of X, hydrogen and methyl, said method comprising the step of forming a solution comprising from about 0.02 to about 2 ppm of said dye, from about 2 to about 30 ppm of available chlorine from hypochlorite ion, at least about 0.1 ppm bromide ion and at least about 0.1 ppm ammonium ion, the available chlorine to dye ratio in said solution being from about 2:1 to about 150:1, and the pH of said solution being from about 6 to about 9.5.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein X is selected from the group consisting of halogen, sulfonate, carboxylate, phosphate and hydroxyl and wherein Y is hydrogen.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the concentration of available chlorine is from about 3 ppm to about 8 ppm and the weight ratio of available chlorine to dye is from about 5:1 to about 60:1.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the concentration of bromide ion is from about 0.1 to about 3 ppm and the concentration of ammonium ion is from about 0.1 to about 2 ppm.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein the dye is selected from the group consisting of those having Color Index Number designations 42053, 42090, 42045 and 42100.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the dye is selected from the group consisting of those designated by Color Index Numbers 42090, 42053 and 42100, the concentration of bromide ion is from about 0.2 ppm to about 1 ppm and the concentration of ammonium ion is from about 0.2 to about 1 ppm.
Parent Case Info
This is a division, of application Ser. No. 204,120, filed Nov. 5, 1980 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,353,866.
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