Waste chlorine upcycled into valuable materials using simple resin

Chlor-Alkali Plant In Laverton North

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Polystyrene-based resin could capture chlorine lost in industrial waste streams

Chlorine recovered from industrial tail gas streams could be directly upcycled into useful chemicals using a commercially available ion exchange resin. The reversible adsorption of chlorine gas onto the polystyrene-based resin could enable better use of large quantities of chlorine that are currently lost as waste.