Solvay's ammonia soda process

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• ammonia-soda process — ▪ chemical process also called  Solvay Process,         modern method of manufacturing the industrial alkali sodium carbonate, also known as soda ash. The process was devised and first put to commercial use by Ernest Solvay (Solvay, Ernest), who… …   Universalium

• ammonia soda process — noun : a process for making soda from common salt by using ammonia and carbon dioxide; specifically : solvay process …   Useful english dictionary

• soda process — noun any of several industrial processes that either use or manufacture sodium hydroxide, but especially a method of making paper from wood pulp See Also: ammonia soda process, cryolite soda process, LeBlanc soda process, Solvay process …   Wiktionary

• Solvay process — a process for manufacturing sodium carbonate whereby a concentrated solution of sodium chloride is saturated with ammonia, carbon dioxide is passed through it, and the product is calcined. [1885 90; named after E. SOLVAY] * * * or ammonia soda… …   Universalium

• Solvay process — The Solvay process, also referred to as the ammonia soda process, is the major industrial process for the production of soda ash (sodium carbonate). The ammonia soda process was developed into its modern form by Ernest Solvay during the 1860s.… …   Wikipedia

• Solvay , Ernest — (1838–1922) Belgian industrial chemist Solvay was born at Rebecq Rognon in Belgium. As the son of a salt refiner and the nephew of a manager of a gas plant, he was introduced at an early age to the techniques and problems of the chemical industry …   Scientists

• Solvay, Ernest — ▪ Belgian chemist born , April 16, 1838, Rebecqu Rognon, near Brussels, Belg. died May 26, 1922, Brussels       Belgian industrial chemist, best known for his development of a commercially viable ammonia soda process for producing soda ash… …   Universalium

• ammonia — /euh mohn yeuh, euh moh nee euh/, n. Chem. 1. a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water soluble, gaseous compound, NH3, usually produced by the direct combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases: used chiefly for refrigeration and in the… …   Universalium

• process — processual /pro sesh ooh euhl/ or, esp. Brit, /proh /, adj. /pros es/; esp. Brit. /proh ses/, n., pl. processes /pros es iz, euh siz, euh seez / or, esp. Brit., /proh ses , proh seuh /, v., adj. n. 1. a systematic series of actions directed to… …   Universalium

• caustic soda — n. SODIUM HYDROXIDE * * * Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), an inorganic compound. The alkalies called caustic soda and caustic potash (potassium hydroxide) are very important industrial chemicals, with uses in the manufacture of soaps, glass, and… …   Universalium

• Solvay process — /ˈsɒlveɪ ˌproʊsɛs/ (say solvay .prohses) noun a process for manufacturing sodium carbonate from sodium chloride (common salt). It consists essentially of saturating a concentrated solution of sodium chloride with ammonia, and passing carbon… …