Sol|vay process

Sol|vay process
Sol|vay process «SOL vay»,
a process for deriving sodium carbonate from ordinary salt by dissolving carbon dioxide in a solution of salt and ammonia to produce sodium bicarbonate which is converted into sodium carbonate.
╂[< Ernest Solvay, 1838-1922, a Belgian chemist, who invented it]

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  • Solvayprocess — Sol·vay process (sŏlʹvā, sôl vāʹ) n. A process used to produce large quantities of sodium carbonate from sodium chloride, ammonia, and carbon dioxide.   [After ErnestSolvay (1838 1922), Belgian chemist and industrialist.] * * * …   Universalium

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