Assertion: hydrogen peroxide | /r/ObjectUse | used as bleach
Facets:
value: in 1882
type: TEMPORAL
value: for paper
type: PURPOSE
value: more easily
type: MANNER
value: for textiles
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: as a reagent
type: MANNER
value: in industry
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In industry, hydrogen peroxide is used as a bleach for textiles and paper, as a component of rocket fuels, and as a reagent for producing foam rubber and organic chemicals.
text: Benzoyl peroxide and hydrogen peroxide are used as bleaching and "maturing" agents for treating flour to make its grain release gluten more easily; the alternative is letting the flour slowly oxidize by air, which is too slow for the industrialized era.
text: Hydrogen peroxide was first used for bleaching in 1882, but did not become commercially important until after 1930.
text: Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) is used as a disinfectant or bleach.