Deacon process

proper noun

A process used during the manufacture of alkalis by the Leblanc process. Hydrogen chloride gas is converted to chlorine gas, which is then used to manufacture a commercially valuable bleaching powder, and at the same time the emission of waste hydrochloric acid is curtailed.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Deacon process
  1. A process used during the manufacture of alkalis by the Leblanc process. Hydrogen chloride gas is converted to chlorine gas, which is then used to manufacture a commercially valuable bleaching powder, and at the same time the emission of waste hydrochloric acid is curtailed.

Origin

Invented by Henry Deacon.

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