The invention relates to the field of electrochemical production of disinfectants, where a solution of alkaline metals is used as the electrolyte in the anode chamber. The invention offers a new design for electrolyzers, reducing power consumption in the production of disinfectants by known methods. As a result of this invention, power consumed in the production of 1 gram of active chlorine by known methods will be reduced by 20%, and the possibilities for producing disinfectants with active chlorine content 7500 ppm in an electrolyzer without channelling the water into external cooling devices will also expand.

The present invention relates to a catalyst for producing chlorine by oxidation of hydrogen chloride and a method for preparing the same. The catalyst comprises a support and active ingredients that comprise 1-20 wt % of copper, 0.01-5 wt % of boron, 0.1-10 wt % of alkali metal element(s), 0.1-15 wt % of one or more rare earth elements, and 0-10 wt % of one or more elements selected from magnesium, calcium, barium, manganese, iron, nickel, cobalt, zinc, ruthenium or titanium based on the total weight of the catalyst. The catalyst is prepared by a two-step impregnation method. Comparing with the available catalysts of the same type, the catalyst according to the present invention has greatly improved conversion and stability.

There is provided an energy management method, comprising steps of conducting (304) electric energy from an energy production plant (110, 112, 114, 140) to an energy storage facility (120, 220), applying, in the energy storage facility (120, 220), the received electric energy on a chemical compound (222) to separate the chemical compound to a first component (224) and a second component (226), and storing (306), in the energy storage facility (120, 220), the first component and the second component separately.

Systems and methods for processing slag produced by iron and steel making processes are disclosed. The slag is treated produce a series of valued industrial products, such as metal oxides, metal carbonates, rare-earth metals, and water glass. The systems and methods also integrate slag processing with CO.sub.2 sequestration and flue gas desulphurization. Processing slag minimizes the land use for stockpiling or landfilling wastes produced from iron and steel making processes and protects the ground water underneath. Overall, the solid and gaseous emissions of an energy-intensive and highly polluted industrial process have been largely reduced, recycled and valorized in order to achieve a near zero-emission goal.

The present invention relates to a catalyst for obtaining chlorine (Cl.sub.2) through an oxidation reaction of hydrogen chloride (HCl), and more particularly, to an oxidation reaction catalyst for preparing Cl.sub.2 from HCl by addition of a second heterogeneous material to a RuO.sub.2-supported catalyst using TiO.sub.2 as a support, and a preparation method therefor. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a hydrogen chloride oxidation reaction catalyst for use in a method for preparing chlorine by oxidizing hydrogen chloride includes a support and a heterogeneous material in an active ingredient. The catalyst according to the present invention has both increased catalytic activity at a low temperature and enhanced thermal stability, and thus a catalyst having improved durability such as thermal stability at a high temperature is provided. Therefore, since thermal stability is secured, the performance of the catalyst is maintained for a long time even at a high temperature.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a ruthenium oxide-supported catalyst for preparing chlorine, and more particularly, to a method for manufacturing a catalyst and a catalyst manufactured thereby, wherein the catalyst includes a ruthenium ingredient of which a support level on an outer surface of a support is significantly improved, and the use of the catalyst in preparing chlorine can provide a high conversion rate of chlorine even at a low reaction temperature. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for manufacturing a ruthenium oxide-supported catalyst for preparing chlorine may include the steps of: (a) dissolving a ruthenium compound in an organic solvent to prepare a solution and supporting the same on at least one support selected from titania and alumina; (b) performing drying thereon after the supporting; and (c) performing calcining thereon after the drying. According to an embodiment of the present invention, in particular, it is possible to provide a simplified process by manufacturing a catalyst including ruthenium oxide only at each outer surface layer of a titania support without alkali pretreatment, thereby exhibiting an advantageous effect in terms of scale-up.

There is disclosed a process for producing chlorine by feeding hydrogen chloride and oxygen into catalyst beds which are formed in the reaction tubes of a fixed-bed multitubular reactor and which contain catalysts for use in oxidation of hydrogen chloride, and this process is characterized in that the catalyst beds in one reaction zone in the fixed-bed multitubular reactor are catalyst beds formed by packing catalysts of a plurality of production lots; and in that the catalysts of the plurality of production lots satisfy the following condition (I): Condition (I): a value of AB is smaller than 1.20 (with the proviso that A and B are values of three significant figures, having a relationship of AB), wherein the pore volume of a catalyst of one production lot optionally selected from the plurality of production lots is A [ml/g], and the pore volume of another one production lot is B [ml/g].

The present invention relates to a catalyst for producing chlorine by oxidation of hydrogen chloride and a method for preparing the same. The catalyst comprises a support and active ingredients that comprise 1-20 wt % of copper, 0.01-5 wt % of boron, 0.1-10 wt % of alkali metal element(s), 0.1-15 wt % of one or more rare earth elements, and 0-10 wt % of one or more elements selected from magnesium, calcium, barium, manganese, iron, nickel, cobalt, zinc, ruthenium or titanium based on the total weight of the catalyst. The catalyst is prepared by a two-step impregnation method. Comparing with the available catalysts of the same type, the catalyst according to the present invention has greatly improved conversion and stability.

A process of producing chlorine gas by catalytic oxidation of hydrogen chloride including: incorporating an oxidizing agent such as ozone, hydrogen peroxide solution etc. into a gas stream of hydrogen chloride containing impurities, conducting oxidation pretreatment of the gas stream under the action of ultrasonic wave, such that the impurities contained in the gas stream are oxidized; where the gas stream obtained after the oxidation pretreatment is allowed to pass through a separating device, the oxidized impurities in the form of liquid and/or the oxidized impurities in the form of solid are removed from the gas stream so as to obtain a purified gas stream of hydrogen chloride, and thereafter the purified gas stream of hydrogen chloride is well mixed with a gas stream containing molecular oxygen, the resultant gas mixture is preheated to a reaction temperature, and then catalytically oxidized to produce chlorine gas.

Disclosed herein are methods of electrochemically producing halogen using an oxygen consuming gas diffusion electrode, referred to herein as an oxygen depolarized cathode (ODC). The electrode can include heteroatom-doped carbon nanostructures as catalysts for both halogen evolving anodes and oxygen depolarized cathodes. Examples of halogens that can be produced include chlorine and bromine by oxidation of the respective halide ions.