Weldon mud

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Weldon mud is a precipitation of manganese used in the production of chlorine.

Walter Weldon developed{{When|date=November 2024}} a process in the chlorine production process for reuse of manganese by treating the manganese chloride with milk of lime and blowing air through the mixture to form a precipitation of manganese known as Weldon mud, which was used to generate more chlorine.{{Cite web |title=Definition of WELDON PROCESS |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Weldon%20process |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Chlorine industry |url=https://www.lenntech.com/chemistry/chlorine-industry.htm |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=www.lenntech.com}}

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