Alkali hydroxide production from alkali sulfate with halogen or carboxylic acid intermediates

Abstract

The application pertains to processes for producing components such as an alkali hydroxide and a carboxylic acid. The processes generally comprise reacting a component comprising calcium carbonate, or calcium sulfide, or calcium hydroxide, or calcium oxide, or calcium weak acid, or any combination thereof with a component comprising a carboxylic acid to form a component comprising a calcium carboxylate and a component comprising carbon dioxide, or hydrogen sulfide, or water, or any combination thereof. At least a portion of the formed calcium carboxylate is reacted with a component comprising an alkali sulfate to form a component comprising an alkali carboxylate and a component comprising calcium sulfate. At least a portion of the formed alkali carboxylate is electrochemically reacted to form a component comprising an alkali hydroxide and a component comprising a carboxylic acid.

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