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"This means that the value of hydrogen and chlorine produced by the cell would end up offsetting the cost of power, and residual seawater could also be used in
by Zenst 5y ago
"This means that the value of hydrogen and chlorine produced by the cell would end up offsetting the cost of power, and residual seawater could also be used in desalination plants to provide freshwater."
Yes if you run electrodes in water you get Oxygen and Hydrogen at the respective electrodes. Add salt as you get in seawater and you get Hydrogen and Chlorine.
Is the demand for Chlorine that high?
[EDIT ADD] YES, it is and thank you for the replies, the epoxy one I had no idea (never even thought about it even).
- _Microft 5y agoThe global demand for chlorine is 25-30 times as high as the amount of chlorine they would expect to produce when replacing all current lithium production with their process.
- imtringued 5y agoYou need chlorine to produce epoxy so yes it's pretty high.
- flying_kiwi 5y agoYes. Chlorine is used in many industrial processes and as a base material for a lot of things, including PVC plastic.