A. Ouchi et al., Laser bleaching of cellulosic fabrics by sodium borohydride aqueous solution; a total chlorine free process, GREEN CHEM, 3(5), 2001, pp. 221-223
Water-insoluble natural colored compounds adsorbed or chemically bound on c
ellulosic fabrics were bleached effectively by a selective photolysis of th
e colored compounds by a KrF excimer laser in the presence of NaBH4 aqueous
solutions.