Chlorine production in chlor alkali industry
Chlorine is mainly used,
1) in the paper industry for bleaching purposes
2) as a disinfectant agent in the water treatment industry
3) as a feedstock in the manufacture of plastics and pharmaceuticals
The worldwide production of chlorine comes to ca. 50 mil ton/year, with an expected annual growth rate of roughly 2-3%.
The main methods used to produce chlor-alkali are
1) mercury cell process
2) diaphragm cell process
In the figure below you can see the increasing trend of the membrane cell method during the last years.

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