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1electrolytic cell — cell1 (def. 8). [1935 40] * * * ▪ device any device in which electrical energy is converted to chemical energy, or vice versa. Such a cell typically consists of two metallic or electronic conductors (electrodes (electrode)) held apart from… …
2alkali — /al keuh luy /, n., pl. alkalis, alkalies, adj. n. 1. Chem. a. any of various bases, the hydroxides of the alkali metals and of ammonium, that neutralize acids to form salts and turn red litmus paper blue. b. any of various other more or less… …
3Chlorine production — This article presents the industrial and laboratory methodologies to prepare elemental chlorine. Contents 1 Gas extraction 1.1 Mercury cell electrolysis 1.2 Diaphragm cell electrolysis (Bipolar) …
4chemical industry — Introduction complex of processes, operations, and organizations engaged in the manufacture of chemicals and their derivatives. Although the chemical industry may be described simply as the industry that uses chemistry and… …
5Chloralkali process — The chloralkali process is an industrial process for the electrolysis of sodium chloride solution (brine). Depending on the method several products beside hydrogen can be produced. If the products are separated, chlorine and sodium hydroxide are… …
6Sodium hydroxide — Sodium hydroxide …
7aluminum processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Aluminum, or aluminium (Al), is a silvery white metal with a melting point of 660° C (1,220° F) and a density of 2.7 grams per cubic centimetre. The most abundant… …
8sodium — /soh dee euhm/, n. 1. Chem. a soft, silver white, metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in moist air, occurring in nature only in the combined state, and used in the synthesis of sodium peroxide, sodium cyanide, and tetraethyllead: a necessary… …
9alkali metal — Chem. any of the group of univalent metals including potassium, sodium, lithium, rubidium, cesium, and francium, whose hydroxides are alkalis. [1880 85] * * * Any of the six chemical elements in the leftmost group of the periodic table (lithium,… …
10mercury processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Mercury (Hg) has a unique combination of physical properties. Its low melting point (−38.87° C [−38° F]) and boiling point (356.9° C [674° F]), high specific gravity (13 …
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