Say the word “bleach” to a laundry professional and most thoughts go to generic liquid chlorine bleach with the associated fabric damage and chemical instability issues. Some owner/operators dismiss the bleach subject with “I use whatever my chemical company supplies.” This attitude changes the common philosophy of “soap is soap” to “bleach is bleach.” But is it really? Today, chlorine bleach use may appear “old school” or passé. Other oxidizer forms and applications are in vogue. Newer systems function with different stain-removal mechanisms or performance approaches that provide operational advantages over chlorine use. Hydrogen peroxide (peroxide or H2O2), peracetic acid ...