Process of producing chlorine dioxide

摘要

Disclosed is a process of producing chlorine dioxide having the steps of providing a reactor with an aqueous acidic reaction medium containing alkali metal chlorate and phosphate; reducing chlorate ions in the reaction medium to form chlorine dioxide; withdrawing chlorine dioxide gas from the reaction medium; withdrawing reaction medium from the reactor and transferring it to an electrochemical cell; treating the reaction medium electrochemically to increase the acidity and decrease the content of alkali metal ions; recycling the acidified reaction medium to the reactor; and adding make up alkali metal chlorate to the reaction medium before or after the electrochemical cell.