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4 PAMPHLET 1 SDS Safety Data Sheet (Material Safety Data Sheet) TC Transport Canada TEMA Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association, Inc. TLV Threshold Limit Value 2. GENERAL INFORMATION 2.1 WHAT IS CHLORINE? Chlorine is one of 90 natural elements, the basic building blocks of our world. Since it is highly reactive, it is usually found chemically bonded to other elements. Sodium chloride, or common table salt, is one example. Chlorine plays a vital role in many key uses and applications: Chlorine is used to control bacteria and viruses in drinking water that can cause devastating illnesses such as cholera and typhoid. Approximately 98% of modern drinking water systems in the U.S. use chlorine chemistry to ensure the drinking water remains safe from bacterial contamination. 93% of all pharmaceuticals rely on chlorine chemistry, including medicines that treat heart disease, cancer, AIDS, and many other life-threatening diseases. Chlorine chemistry is involved in the production of over 86% of crop protection chemicals. Chlorine is used to produce polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and other plastics. These plastics are used in many diverse products that you use every day. The chlorine industry contributes more than $46 billion to the North American economy annually and helps provide thousands of essential products. 2.2 CHLORINE MANUFACTURE Most chlorine is manufactured electrolytically by the diaphragm, membrane, or mercury cell process. The use of mercury cell technology is declining. Any new or updated production facility will most likely use the membrane process. In each process, a salt solution (sodium or potassium chloride) is electrolyzed by the action of direct electric current which converts chloride ions to elemental chlorine. Chlorine is also produced in a number of other ways, for example, by electrolysis of molten sodium or magnesium chloride to make elemental sodium or magnesium metal; by electrolysis of hydrochloric acid; and by non-electrolytic processes. Euro Chlor (www.eurochlor.org) has a very detailed animated production process description that can be found at http://eurochlor.org/the-chlorine-universe/how-is-chlorine-produced.aspx.PDF Image | Chlorine Basics 8
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