chlor alkali(2)
DESCRIPTION
Chlorine, soda ashTRANSCRIPT
In brine solution, water is soften using Lime-
Soda Ash Precipitation
Brine Purification
Brine is preheated to reduce energy requirements
Brine Electrolysis
This technology uses an ion-exchanging membrane separating the anode and the cathode.
The electrolytic processes of brine to produce caustic soda, chlorine, and hydrogen gas.
Chlorine gas is condensed and dried with sulfuric acid -> wet chlorine used in polyester industries
Hydrogen gas used as fuel for electricity; manufacture of HCl or ammonia; hydrogenation
To increase concentration of NaOH in the
solution normally estimated to 50% NaOH Salt crystallizes out
Evaporation and Salt Separation
50% caustic soda or NaOH is brought to 75-
78% concentration using single effect evaporator or high evaporator
Handled with steam-traced pipes to finishing pots
Final Evaporation
Pumped by centrifugal pump to steel drum Sealed as soon as cold, to prevent the
absorption of moisture by the caustic.
Finishing Caustic in Pots
Countercurrent extraction of caustic soda
solution with ammonia to remove chloride and chlorates.
Purification of Caustic Soda
Oxidizing agent Activity is termed as available chlorine Reaction
Bleaching Powder
the amount of free chlorine that a substance (such as bleaching powder) yields when treated with an acid in the presence of a chloride (such as sodium chloride or calcium chloride)
Available Chlorine
For Bleaching Powder
For Calcium Hypochlorite
USES
Oxidizing agent Aldehydes -> carboxylic acids
as water purification and disinfection Sodium chlorite in acid solution -> chlorine
dioxide Textile-bleaching
benefit of destroying natural color matter without attacking the fibers themselves
Sodium Chlorite
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Chloride Dioxide Production Hooker R-2 Process
Sodium Chlorite
NaClO3
NaCl
H2SO4
ClO3 & Cl2
SEPARATOR
Cl2 used as production of sodium/calcium hypochlorite
ClO3 used for sodium chlorite generation
Sodium Chlorite Generation
To minimize sodium chlorate production, a reducing agent (hydrogen peroxide) is added.
Sodium Chlorite
USES
Used by pulp & paper industry for bleaching
Sodium Chlorate (NaClO3)
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Electrolysis of Brine and Water
Sodium Chlorate (NaClO3)
NaCl
H2O
NaClO3
H2
electricity
Sodium hypochlorite, the active ingredient in
household bleach, was discovered by the French chemist Berthollet, in Javel on the outskirts of Paris, in 1787
Sodium Hypochlorite
L eau de Javel
Louis Pasteur discovered sodium
hypochlorite's potent effectiveness against disease-causing bacteria, and it became widely used as a disinfectant.
Sodium Hypochlorite