Solvay process

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs ammonia-soda process
gptkbp:ammoniaRecovery minimizes ammonia loss
uses calcium hydroxide
gptkbp:energyEfficiency lower than Leblanc process
gptkbp:environmentalImpact produces calcium chloride waste
gptkbp:globalAdoption widely used worldwide
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Solvay process
gptkbp:industrialSignificance replaced Leblanc process
gptkbp:introducedIn 1861
gptkbp:inventedBy Ernest Solvay
gptkbp:locationOfFirstPlant Couillet, Belgium
gptkbp:mainIntermediate sodium bicarbonate
ammonium chloride
gptkbp:product gptkb:calcium_chloride
sodium carbonate
soda ash
gptkbp:reactant gptkb:water
sodium chloride
carbon dioxide
ammonia
gptkbp:step precipitation of sodium bicarbonate
recovery of ammonia
thermal decomposition of sodium bicarbonate
gptkbp:type precipitation
double displacement
gptkbp:uses manufacture of glass
manufacture of paper
manufacture of detergents
manufacture of chemicals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sodium_bicarbonate
gptkb:Leblanc_alkali_works
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7