Project report for Bleaching Powder

Calcium hypochlorite is one of the widely used chemicals for water sanitation across the globe that helps prevent water related diseases such as cholera and typhoid.There is demand of stable bleaching powder increase by 5-7% per annum in India. Now stable bleaching powder used largely in the water pollution controlling agent. It is extensively available across the globe and is also used for cleaning public pools. Calcium hypochlorite offers a favorable cost-to-performance ratio, as it provides protection from germs and is cost effective. Most of the calcium hypochlorite available in the industry has 60% of chlorine content by mass.

It is the main active ingredient of commercial products called bleaching powder, chlorine powder, or chlorinated lime, used for water treatment and as a bleaching agent. It is sold as a white, solid concentrate in granular, tablet or briquette form with a distinct chlorine odor. Calcium hypochlorite is widely used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent. It is considered more stable and has greater available chlorine than sodium hypochlorite (liquid bleach). These include house cleaners & detergents, agrochemicals, pulp & paper, food & beverage, and others. Bleaching powder is used to whiting or removing the natural color of textile fibers, yarns, wood pulp, paper and other products by chemical reaction and also is an additive in the scouring powder preparation as germicide.

The global bleaching agents market reached a value of INR 56,69,90,64,100 in 2020 and is projected to reach INR 70,87,75,45,660 by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 5.5% during the forecast period. The market size of bleaching agents includes both, the valuation of existing bleaching agents and incremental revenue year-on-year. The global demand for bleaching agents is increasing significantly due to the rising demand for bread and bread-related products, growing urban population, increasing disposable income, and the technological advancements in flour quality assessment. Bleaching powder is mainly an essential item as a bleaching agent and as a disinfectant. The major use is in the paper industry, textile industry, and oil industry. In addition, chemical industry is the major industrial consumer of this product. Sometimes it is also used as a source of chlorine in the preparation of chloroform. The product has good market potential. The bleaching powder is one of the widely used materials as disinfectant. It has also got a huge demand as a bleaching agent. The textile industry, paper industry along with the oil industries are the major consumers of bleaching powders. The chemical industries are also among the major consumers of this product. These agents are also used as an additive in flour to decolor the yellowish appearance of the raw mill flour and make it ready for market supply. In addition to this, they are widely used for sanitizing swimming pools and play a crucial role in purifying water to make it suitable for drinking.