Although chlor-alkali plants are only responsible for 5% of mercury emissions in the atmosphere, chlorine producers in Western Europe have agreed not to build any new mercury processing plants, with many looking at economically viable alternatives in order to comply with a total phase out of the mercury process by 2020.
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Membrane electrolysis technology was introduced by LII Europe (now AkzoNobel). -
The Frankfurt Hoechst plant will use the Aciplex F perfluorosulfonic acid... -
The electrolysis cells used in modern chlor-alkali plants are large. -
Mercury was used as a negative electrode or cathode that works with titanium... -
Chlorine producers in West Europe have agreed not to build new mercury...
