Profile Sodium percarbonate is a chemical, an adduct of sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide (a perhydrate), with formula 2Na2CO3 • 3H2O2. It is a colourless, crystalline, hygroscopic and water-soluble solid.[1] It is used in some eco-friendly cleaning products and as a laboratory source of anhydrous hydrogen peroxide. This product contains the carbonate anion, and should not be confused with sodium peroxocarbonate Na2CO4 or peroxodicarbonate Na2C2O6, which contain different anions. There are two forms of Sodium percarbonate: Coated sodium percarbonate and Uncoated sodium percarbonate. Properties Appearance : White granule, free flowing powder CAS number : 15630-89-4 Chemical formula : Na2CO3 1.5H2O2 Application As bleaching agent application of sodium percarbonate can be found in detergents and dry bleach products, dyestuff, food bleaches, pulp and paper bleaches, textile bleaches etc. As disinfectant it is used as personal care formulations, denture cleaners, disinfectant for institutional and home applications, in medicine, for killing staphy lococcus and colon bacillus and so on. As source of oxygen it is used as oxygen releasing agent in aquaculture (Bioremediation ), waste water treatment and first-aid oxygen generating agent Sodium Percarbonate is high in active oxygen content and it has wide range of applications as an activated oxygen component in the various cleaning products and detergent formulations including heavy duty laundry detergent Personal care and home care sector. Sodium percarbonate is effective as a disinfectant on both bacteria and virus. It is an ingredient in personal care and home care formulations for hygiene. For its environmental advantages, sodium percarbonate is a good oxygen release chemical for agricultural and aquacultural applications. Market Scenario Sodium percarbonate is mainly used as a bleaching chemical in laundry detergents (tablets, compact or regular powders), laundry additives and machine dishwashing products. Minor amounts of sodium percarbonate may be used in products for rain cleaning, multipurpose cleaning, denture cleansing and tooth whitening. Furthermore, sodium percarbonate may be used for preservation of raw milk by use of the lactoperoxidase system, when cooling facilities of raw milk are not available. In India, about 95% of sodium percarbonate is used for bleaching in detergent and 5% is used for textile bleaching purpose. The present Indian demand for sodium percarbonate is less than 3000 tonnes per annum.