How to make your own Bleach

Bleach is a chemical agent which is used to remove colour,whiten clothes and disinfect surfaces such as bathrooms,toilet,kitchen, cupboard, floors etc by the process of oxidation. Oxidizing bleach works by breaking down the chemical bonds that makes up chromophores .A chromophore on the other hand is a group of atoms within a molecule which are responsible for the colour of the molecule. a chromophore adds colour to a molecule because of the nature of the atoms involved and the way they are bonded with each other.




BLEACH PRODUCTION/RECIPE

General Uses Of Bleach
Bleach is used to remove stain and brighten white and none coloured laundry
It is used to remove stain from mugs, cups, plate and other kitchen utensils.( When used on kitchen utensil, be sure to rinse the items well and it should be diluted before usage).
Bleach is used as household chemical for disinfecting bathrooms, kitchen cupboards,shelves and door handles.
It is used for sanitizing swimming pools to control bacteria,viruses,fungi and algae.
Iit is used for removing mildew and molds which may be hidden in damp places.
It is used to remove stain from cutlery and cookery

Bleach contains 5.25% solution of sodium hypochlorite added in 94.75% water. The process by which bleach whitens clothes is called oxidation. There are different types of bleach such as: - chlorine bleach: this contains hypochlorite; - oxygen bleach: this contains hydrogen peroxide .

General Uses Of Bleach

• Bleach is used to remove stain and brighten white and none coloured laundry
• It is used to remove stain from mugs, cups, plate and other kitchen utensils.( When used on kitchen utensil, be sure to rinse the items well and it should be diluted before usage).
• Bleach is used as household chemical for disinfecting bathrooms, kitchen cupboards,shelves and door handles.
• It is used for sanitizing swimming pools to control bacteria,viruses,fungi and algae.
• Iit is used for removing mildew and molds which may be hidden in damp places.
• It is used to remove stain from cutlery and cookery

Ingredients for the production of bleach
- Caustic soda 1/2 cup
- Soda ash 1 cup
- Chlorine 1 cup
- Water 5 litres
Production process
* Get a clean container and add water
* Dilute caustic soda in the water (Mix ingredients in an open environment to avoid inhalation of toxic fumes and wear gloves and protective clothings while mixing bleach).
* Add soda ash
* Measure chlorine and add. Stir till you achieve a homogenous mixture ( chlorine and caustic soda solution will react to form hypochlorites bleach.
* When that is achieved, cover and keep for 24 hours for the liquid to clearly separate from suspended particles.
* Decant to remove impurities then package into different plastic containers with fitted lids.
* Clearly label and safely store out of reach of children
Note: hydrogen peroxides can be used in place of sodium hypochlorite (non toxic bleach) to be on the safer side