TAED is a bleach activator supplied as white or coloured granules. It reacts with percarbonate or perborate to form peracetic acid, enabling bleaching at low temperatures.
- Detergents: Bleach activator in laundry powders and tablets.
- Dishwashing: Bleach activator in automatic dishwasher tablets.
- Textile Industry: Low-temperature bleaching.
- Disinfection: Peracetic acid generation in disinfectants.