Question

The solvay process cannot be used for the manufacture of k2co3. Why ??

Answer 1

solvay process cannot be used to prepare potassium carbonate this is because unlike sodium bicarbonate potassium bicarbonate is fairly soluble in water and does not precipitate out

Answer 2

• The Solvay process or ammonia-soda process is the major industrial process for the production of sodium carbonate. The ammonia-soda process was developed into its modern form by the Belgian chemist Ernest Solvay during the 1860s. The ingredients for this are readily available and inexpensive: salt brine and limestone.