Elemental chlorine free

Elemental chlorine free (ECF) is a technique that uses chlorine dioxide for the bleaching of wood pulp. It does not use elemental chlorine gas during the bleaching process and prevents the formation of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds, carcinogens. The traditional ECF sequence is DEopDEpD[1]: 14  using the common letter symbols for bleaching stages,[2] though many improved sequences are available.[1]: 15 

Totally chlorine free (TCF) is paper that does not use any chlorine compounds for wood pulp bleaching.

See also
  • Environmental issues with paper

References
  1. Different Bleaching Configurations (PDF), National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, 2009
  2. "PaperOnWeb description of bleaching sequences". Retrieved 2007-09-17.
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