RECAPTURE OF IONS APPLIED IN A WASH PROCESS
First Claim
1. A wash cycle for a clothes washer, the clothes washer having a wash zone for receiving a substrate load to be cleaned, comprising the steps:
- providing a wash liquor for applying to the substrate load,loading the wash zone with the substrate load,mixing metal ions with an inactive bleaching agent to produce an active bleaching agent,applying the wash liquor with the active bleaching agent to the substrate load, andcapturing the metal ions prior to a disposal of the wash liquor.
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Abstract
A wash cycle is provided for a clothes washer, the clothes washer having a wash zone for receiving a substrate load to be cleaned. The wash cycle includes a step of providing a wash liquor for applying to the substrate load. Another step is loading the wash zone with the substrate load. Another step is mixing metal ions with an inactive bleaching agent as catalyst agents to catalyze an activation reaction to produce an active bleaching agent. Another step is combining the active bleaching agent with the wash liquor. Another step is applying the wash liquor with the active bleaching agent to the substrate load. Another step is capturing the metal ions prior to a disposal of the wash liquor.
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20 Claims
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1. A wash cycle for a clothes washer, the clothes washer having a wash zone for receiving a substrate load to be cleaned, comprising the steps:
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providing a wash liquor for applying to the substrate load, loading the wash zone with the substrate load, mixing metal ions with an inactive bleaching agent to produce an active bleaching agent, applying the wash liquor with the active bleaching agent to the substrate load, and capturing the metal ions prior to a disposal of the wash liquor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wash cycle for a clothes washer, the clothes washer having a wash zone for receiving a substrate load to be cleaned, comprising the steps:
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applying a wash liquor to a substrate load, introducing an inactive bleaching agent into the wash liquor, at a desired time in the wash cycle, subsequent to the introduction of the inactive bleaching agent into the wash liquor, dispensing metal ions into the wash liquor as catalyst agents to catalyze an activation reaction to produce an active bleaching agent, and capturing the metal ions prior to a disposal of the wash liquor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A wash cycle for a clothes washer, the clothes washer having a wash zone for receiving a substrate load to be cleaned, comprising the steps:
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subsequent to the beginning of the wash cycle, mixing metal ions with an inactive bleaching agent as catalyst agents to catalyze an activation reaction to produce an active bleaching agent, combining the active bleaching agent with a wash liquor, applying the wash liquor with the active bleaching agent to a substrate load in the wash zone, and capturing the metal ions prior to a disposal of the wash liquor.
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