Prechlorination (Noun)

Meaning

Chlorination prior to another chemical process.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

• Prechlorination followed by dechlorination was necessary to achieve satisfactory results in the subsequent fluoridation process.
• Prechlorination greatly reduced the incidence of interference in the colorimetric analysis for certain types of industrial wastewater.
• The prechlorination step helped mitigate some of the organic compounds prior to applying perchloric acid in an extraction procedure.
• The oxidizing nature of prechlorination caused undesirable side reactions with other added chemicals when combined in an aqueous-based lab testing.
• The samples were put through a prechlorination process prior to adding hydrogen peroxide for further breaks down of microorganisms present in water.