Patent ID: 6200946
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A method of oxidizing, washing, cleaning, or disinfecting a soiled article wherein a peroxygen compound in an oxidizing, washing, or cleaning solution serving as a reaction medium, said peroxygen compound being in an amount selected to provide said reaction medium with 10 ppm to 10% of available oxygen, is activated by 0.00001 to 0.025 moles per mole of said peroxvgen compound of a complex of the formula (I):[M(NH.sub.3).sub.6-x (L).sub.x ]A.sub.n (I)wherein M is, iron, copper, or ruthenium, L is water, hydroxide, chlorate, perchlorate, (NO.sub.2).sup.-, carbonate, hydrogen carbonate, nitrate, acetate, or thiocyanate, x is a number of 0 to 5, A is a salt-forming anion, and n is a number such that complex (I) is has no charge.