Abstract:Chlorine is a chemical commodity widely used; it is estimated to be employed in half of the goods used and consumed on a daily basis. One of the main sector is water treatment, where chlorine and other chlorinated compounds are employed as powerful disinfectant agents to remove waterborne pathogens from reservoirs or effluents. Chlorine is most commonly produced via electrochemical routes (the so-called chlor-alkali process), in a membrane-based reactor. Concentrated sodium chloride brines (20-26% in weight) a… Show more
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