Sniffity
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TCCA vs Calcium Hypochlorite
Quick question: why is it that most, if not all, reactions which call for in-situ production of chlorine use TCCA + HCl when calcium hypochlorite is
just as readily available and slightly more soluble in water than TCCA?
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Because a lot of the time, TCCA is more available.
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Len1 made an excellent guide on the pros and cons of different methods of chlorine generation in the prepublication section:
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=9713
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Wow, thanks for that link! Exactly what I was looking for! 
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