Chloralkali process

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the Petrochemistry And Industrial subtree

Electrolysis of brine in membrane cell → Cl2 (anode) + H2 + NaOH (cathode). Replaced mercury + diaphragm cells. Largest industrial electrochemical process (~70 Mt/y Cl2).

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Faraday's laws of electrolysis

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