Patent ID: 7335629

Claim:
A composition comprising: a bleaching catalyst covalently bonded to a support selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polybutadiene, polychlorobutadiene, polyvinylidene chloride, polyacrylonitrile, polydichloromethyloxaisobutane, polyurethane, polystyrenes, polymethacrylates, polyvinyl alcohols, polyethylenimines, cellulose, chitosan, polyamides, polyamines, polyformaldehydes, polyethylene, polypropylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyisobutylene, polydimethylphenylene oxide, and polyisocyanates, wherein the support contains one or more organic ligands covalently bonded to the support via at least one nitrogen atom, the covalent bonds of the support, organic ligand, and bleaching catalyst are not cleaved in the presence of aqueous acid or base containing solutions, and wherein at least one organic ligand is a triazacyclononane ligand covalently bonded to the support via at least one nitrogen atom.