Weldon process

proper noun

A process for recovering manganese dioxide for reuse in chlorine manufacture, by reacting it with hydrochloric acid.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. chemistryA process for recovering manganese dioxide for reuse in chlorine manufacture, by reacting it with hydrochloric acid.

Origin

After Walter Weldon, who developed the process in 1866.

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Weldon process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Weldon%20process

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“Weldon process.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Weldon%20process. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Weldon process,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Weldon%20process.

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