Liquid Chlorine
Cl₂ | CAS: 7782-50-5 | HS: 28011000
Product Description
Liquid Chlorine is elemental chlorine compressed to liquid form in pressure cylinders and ton containers — the most economical form of chlorine for high-volume water treatment, chemical manufacturing, and PVC production. Its high available chlorine content (compared to hypochlorites) makes it the dominant disinfection choice for large municipal water treatment plants. Strict regulatory requirements govern its storage, handling, and transport. MITCHEM supplies in compliance with all applicable safety and hazardous goods regulations with full documentation.
Applications by Industry
The standard disinfectant for large municipal water treatment plants globally; dosed via chlorinators at controlled rates to maintain residual disinfection through distribution networks.
Primary chlorine source for producing vinyl chloride monomer (VCM/PVC), chlorinated solvents, and a broad range of chlorinated intermediates.
Used as a bleaching agent in Kraft pulp mills in elemental chlorine bleaching sequences; increasingly replaced by ECF processes in developed markets.
Applied for effluent disinfection at municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants prior to discharge into receiving water bodies.