Ozone in Textile Bleaching: Roadblocks and Path Forward

The textile industry contributes significantly to the growth of the global economy, but it is also one of the most polluting industries.1 Bleaching of cotton is an integral part of the textile wet processing industry. It is carried out to remove naturally occurring coloring matters from cotton to prepare the fabric for further processing. The fabric achieves the required whiteness index and improved wettability with minimal strength loss after bleaching.