Modern Chlor-Alkali Technology: Volume 5

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
The Effect Of Green Issues On The Chlorine/Caustic Soda Balance....Pages 1-12
Changes in the Chemical Requirements of the Bleached Kraft Pulp Industry....Pages 13-22
ICI’ Hydecat’ Process for the Catalytic Destruction of Hypochlorite Effluent Streams....Pages 23-34
Green Aspects of Chlorine Bleach—Approaches and National Characteristic....Pages 35-41
Cyclochrome—The Recycle of Sodium Dichromate in Sodium Chlorate Manufacture....Pages 43-57
The Design and Development of Flemion Membranes....Pages 59-67
Understanding Membrane Operating Conditions....Pages 69-80
Factors Which Influence the Permselectivity of High Performance Chlor-Alkali Membranes....Pages 81-92
Natural High Flow Rate Recirculation: A Highlight on De Nora Technologies Membrane Electrolyzers....Pages 93-104
Safety and Economy of Membrane Cell Electrolyzers....Pages 105-116
Recent Development and Operation Dynamics of New Ion Exchange Membrane Series Aciplex®-F from Asahi Chemical....Pages 117-129
Nation® Membranes for the 1990’s....Pages 131-141
A New Improved Method for the Determination of Sodium Hydroxide Current Efficiency in Membrane Cells....Pages 143-158
Advances in Flemion Membranes for Chlor-Alkali Production....Pages 159-175
Mercury/Membrane Cells --- When to Change: a Chlorine Producer’s Considerations Effecting the Timing for this Change-Over....Pages 177-184
Issues Involved in Membrane Conversion of a Chlor-Alkali Business....Pages 185-198
Production of 70% Caustic Soda Directly from Decomposer, an Effective Way to Save Energy....Pages 199-208
Polyramix™ Diaphragm a Commercial Reality....Pages 209-221
Chlorine Vapor Suppression Tests D.O.E. Nevada Test Site June 1990....Pages 223-231
Chlorine Safety....Pages 233-238
Design and Operation of Emergency Chlorine Absorption Systems....Pages 239-256
Lurgi’s Experience with Steel and Raney-Nickel as Cathode Material....Pages 257-267
Improvement of Electrode Performance Resulting from Combined Optimization of Coating Composition and Structural Design....Pages 269-280
Hydrogen Evolution on Oxide Electrodes....Pages 281-294
Impurity Effects in Chlorate Plants....Pages 295-306
Caustic Evaporator Corrosion: Causes and Remedy....Pages 307-320
Back Matter....Pages 321-328