English Explanatory Dictionary

Deacon process

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  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.

Word forms

Deacon process the Deacon process

Etymology

Invented by Henry Deacon.

Related words

Leblanc-Deacon process
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