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* [[hydrogen]] gas | * [[hydrogen]] gas | ||
* [[sodium hydroxide]] | * [[sodium hydroxide]] | ||
Partitioned electrolysis of aqueous [[sodium chloride]]: | |||
: {{#Chem: NaCl + H2O { = 2.9-3.6v 900-2600Am<sup>-2</sup> } NaOH + H2 + Cl2 }} | : {{#Chem: NaCl + H2O { = 2.9-3.6v 900-2600Am<sup>-2</sup> } NaOH + H2 + Cl2 }} | ||
==Process== | ==Process== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:34, 25 March 2020
The chloralkali process is an electrolytic process which produces three products:
- chlorine gas
- hydrogen gas
- sodium hydroxide
Partitioned electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride:
- NaCl + H2O{NaOH + H2 + Cl22.9-3.6v 900-2600Am-2}→