In the pulp and paper industry, EDTA inhibits the ability of metal ions, especially Mn2+, from catalyzing the disproportionation of hydrogen peroxide, which is used in chlorine-free bleaching.
U industriji celuloze i papira, EDTA inhibira sposobnost metalnih jona, posebno Mn2+, da katalizuje disproporcionaciju vodonik peroksida, koji se koristi u bezhlornom beljenju.