chlor-alkali process
Brine electrolysis method
The chlor-alkali process is an industrial method for producing chlorine gas and sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) by passing electric current through a salt solution.
The process is fundamental to chemical manufacturing—chlorine goes into plastics, disinfectants, and solvents, while sodium hydroxide is used in papermaking, soap production, and water treatment.
- electrode potentialVoltage at metal-solution interface
- mercury pollutionToxic elemental discharge
- electrolysisCurrent-induced ionic separation
- cathodeElectrode current exits through
- sodium chlorideNaCl compound
brine · caustic soda · PVC · hydrogen gas · energy consumption · electrolyte solution · carbon footprint reduction · lye · water treatment · waste management · corrosive · chemical synthesis · electrolytic cell · environmental regulations · bubbling · voltage · tanks · saline
- electrochemistryelectrode, anode, cathode, electrodes, anodes
- chloralkalisodium hydroxide, caustic soda, brine, electrolysis, hydrogen gas
- mercury processingmercury vapor, distillation, condensation, amalgamation, refining