Chlorine-Hydrogen Explosion Disrupts Electrolysis Process (99)
During chlorine-alkali electrolysis an accident occurred in which chlorine was released due to a chlorine-hydrogen explosion. The person charged with the control of the measurements was informed by an acoustic signal that a short circuit had occurred in one of the cells. This occurrence is not exceptional and is generally caused by a slight pressure fluctuation in the hydrogen system, which is passed back through the sloping connection between the hydrogen and the chlorine sections.