Analysis of OxiClean:An Interesting Comparison of Percarbonate Stain Removers

摘要

We have created a general chemistry experiment that involves a well-known household product,OxiClean.The popularity of these oxygen-containing laundry detergents has increased in recent years.The chemistry of these sodium percarbonate or sodium perborate multipurpose stain removers has been described previously(1).Several different brands of these stain removers utilize a solid mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium percarbonate,2Na_2CO_3:3H_2O_2.While the label on the OxiClean container states that it contains this homogeneous mixture,no actual percentage of each ingredient is listed.