Solvay process

Sol·vay process

noun \ˈsäl-ˌvā-\

Definition of SOLVAY PROCESS

: a process for making soda from common salt by passing carbon dioxide into ammoniacal brine resulting in precipitation of sodium bicarbonate which is then calcined to carbonate

Origin of SOLVAY PROCESS

Ernest Solvay †1922 Belgian chemist

First Known Use: 1884