English Explanatory Dictionary

Leblanc process

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. An 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.

Word forms

Leblanc process the Leblanc process

Etymology

From Nicolas Leblanc, French chemist and surgeon.

Related words

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