Process for the manufacture of sodium hydroxide
US5308455A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 3, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D61/445
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Process for the manufacture of sodium hydroxide, according to which an electrodialysis cell is used, water or an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (10, 10') is introduced into a chamber (6, 6') of the cell, defined between a cationic membrane (2, 2') and an anionic face (8, 8') of a bipolar membrane (3, 3'), an aqueous sodium carbonate solution (11, 11') is introduced into a chamber (7, 7') defined between a cationic face (9, 9') of the bipolar membrane (3, 3') and another cationic membrane (2', 2"), an alkaline pH is maintained in the chamber (7, 7') which is supplied with the sodium carbonate solution (11, 11') and an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (12, 12') is drawn off from the chamber (6, 6') containing the anionic face (8, 8') of the bipolar membrane (3, 3').
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