Meanings
proper nounthe Leblanc process
- historicalchemistryAn early industrial method of producing sodium carbonate. It involved two stages: production of sodium sulfate from sodium chloride, followed by reaction of the sodium sulfate with coal and calcium carbonate to produce sodium carbonate.
Origin
From Nicolas Leblanc, French chemist and surgeon.
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