Deacon process (English, name)
expansion: the Deacon process
Senses:
glosses: A process used during the manufacture of alkalis by the Leblanc process. Hydrogen chloride gas is converted to chlorine gas, which is then used to manufacture a commercially valuable bleaching powder, and at the same time the emission of waste hydrochloric acid is curtailed.
Forms:
form: the Deacon process
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