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Industrial process for electrolysis of sodium chloride

The chloralkali process is an industrial process for the electrolysis of sodium chloride (NaCl) solutions. It is the technology used to produce chlorine and sodium hydroxide, which are commodity chemicals required by industry. 35 million tons of chlorine were prepared by this process in 1987. In 2022, this had increased to about 97 million tonnes. The chlorine and sodium hydroxide produced in this process are widely used in the chemical industry. Wikipedia →

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  2. Pick up a classic book: Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and BiotechnologyThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: Levels of PCDDs and PCDFs in products and effluent from the Swedish pulp and paper industry and chloralkali processCited 39 times
  4. Go sideways: Chlorine productionA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: Castner–Kellner processA closely related topic

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