Chlor Alkali Brochure

Chlor-Alkali Industry
Dependable online, inline, and atline solutions for

your process needs.
Safer analysis through online measurements
02 Basic information
Chlorine (Cl2) ranks number 7 on the list of the most
Chlor-alkali process
By far the largest part – about 95% – of the chlorine pro
com
monly produced chemical substances. It is the duced globally is obtained via the chlor-alkali process. In
basis for the production of numerous intermediate sub this process, caustic and chlorine are created together in
stances, which, in turn, are important feedstock ma similar proportions via electrolysis of sodium (or potas
te
rials in the petroleum, aluminum, paper and pulp, sium) chloride brine.
or pharmaceutical industries. For instance, chlorine is
used in the production of an impressive 80% of drugs. There are three main methods used to create chlorine
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and isocyanates can be made as and caustic from brine:
a result of the generation of chlorine. • membrane cell process
• mercury cell process
Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide, NaOH) is another cru • diaphragm cell process
cial basic chemical which enables production of organic
chemical products, bleach, detergents, paper, cellulose In Europe, the top chlor-alkali producers are Germany,
products, and several other materials. followed by France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Safer technologies for the future Advantages of online process analysis

The most commonly applied electrolysis technique in Metrohm Applikon, with the brand of Metrohm Process
Europe is the membrane cell technique (64%). All new Analytics instruments, is able to offer several application
plants are based on membrane cell electrolysis of brine, solutions for the chlor-alkali industry.
which does not include mercury and asbestos like the
other processes. Process analyzers from Metrohm are designed to offer
fast, reliable, accurate measurements in a rugged hous
ing, 24/7 to ensure processes are always running within
specifications. Online analysis lessens the need for highly-
skilled technical employees. Reducing manual samp
ling lowers costs and increases the safety of plant
operations.
Diagram of membrane cell technique for the production of chlorine. Source: www.eurochlor.org
Applications
Improve upon your brine treatment efficiency

Brine must be pretreated in several steps to reduce im
03
purities such as calcium and magnesium ions (hardness).
After primary treatment, the purified brine is passed
through an ion exchange unit to further minimize conta
minants before the electrolysis process.
Accurate determination of hardness concentrations can

estimate the efficiency of settling and resin treatments.
Upstream control of brine quality helps overcome costly
membrane remediation procedures before fouling oc
curs. The 2035 Process Analyzer is suitable to monitor
hardness in brine during all stages of this process.
• Monitor hardness in brine in μg/L to mg/L with

high-precision burette dosing & auto-calibration.
• Suitable for other applications such as caustic and
carbonate in brine, hypochlorite in brine, chlorine 2035 Process Analyzer
in brine & waste streams, and much more.
Fast, safe moisture measurements in gases

Moisture determination in the produced gases (Cl2, H2)
is necessary to overcome corrosion in storage containers
and transport pipelines. Vaporization of the gases after
storage, without proper removal of moisture beforehand,
can also clog the container valves and lead to further
handling issues. Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), with
a reference method, is ideal for this application.
• Safe, reagent-free analysis directly inline.

• NIRS XDS is capable of monitoring 9 different
process points with the multiplexing capability.
• Available in ATEX version.
NIRS XDS Process Analyzer for ATEX applications
Impurities in concentrated caustic with Process IC

ASTM method E1787-16 specifies ion chromatography
to measure several anions in concentrated NaOH or
KOH solutions. The many intelligent sample precon
ditioning techniques offered by the Metrohm Process
IC make the analysis of anion impurities in concentrated
caustic solutions simple and easy to perform online.
• IC is a robust analysis method suitable for measur-

ing several components in a single sample run.
• Intelligent sample preparation leads to safer analysis Process
and more reproducible results. Ion Chromatograph
• Measures analytes from ng/L to %. TWO
Other resources from Metrohm
Process Application Notes for the Chlor-Alkali Industry

• Hardness in Brine.
AN-PAN-1005
• Online Determination of Anions in 50% NaOH and 50% KOH by IC (ASTM E1787-16).
AN-PAN-1046
• Analysis in the chlor-alkali process:
www.metrohm.com/en/industries/chemical-industry-basic-chemicals/#chlor-alkali
www.metrohm.com
Layout by Alyson Lanciki, Metrohm Applikon B.V.printed by Metrohm AG, CH-9100 Herisau, Switzerland
Subject to change without prior notice
8.000.5251EN – 2018-01

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Chlor-Alkali Industry

Dependable online, inline, and atline solutions for

Safer technologies for the future Advantages of online process analysis

Improve upon your brine treatment efficiency

Accurate determination of hardness concentrations can

• Monitor hardness in brine in μg/L to mg/L with

Fast, safe moisture measurements in gases

• Safe, reagent-free analysis directly inline.

Impurities in concentrated caustic with Process IC

• IC is a robust analysis method suitable for measur-

Process Application Notes for the Chlor-Alkali Industry

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