Who was first devised a process of preparing Na2CO3 from NaCl?
A
Solvay
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B
Nicolas Leblanc
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C
Peterson
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D
Hofmann
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Solution
The correct option is A Nicolas Leblanc Leblanc process is an Industrial process for the production of sodium carbonate invented by Nicolas Leblanc.
It involved many stages: production of sodium sulphate from sodium chloride, followed by reaction of the sodium sulphate with coal and calcium carbonate to produce sodium carbonate.