Bleaching powder | chemistry | Britannica (original) (raw)

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• In bleach
  Bleaching powder, a solid combination of chlorine and slaked lime, introduced in 1799 by Scottish chemist Charles Tennant, was thereafter produced in large quantity to bleach cloth and paper. It had the same effect as chlorine and could be more easily handled and shipped, but…
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production

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  In chemical industry: The Leblanc process
  …lime, was used to make bleaching powder, for which there was a growing demand.
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