Elemental Analysis - Chlorine (Cl)

Chlorine is a yellow-green, dense gas with a suffocating odour. Chlorine is a disinfectant, it kills bacteria. Chlorine is used to treat drinking water and pool water. Chlorine is used in hundreds of products, from paper to paints, from textiles to pesticides.

About 20 percent of the chlorine produced is used in the production of PVC. PVC is a versatile plastic material used in window frames, car interiors, electrical wiring insulation, water pipes, blood bags and vinyl flooring.

Chlorine is used in organic chemistry as an oxidizing agent and in substitution reactions. 85 percent of pharmaceuticals use chlorine or its compounds at some stage of their manufacture.

In the past, chlorine was widely used to make chloroform (an anesthetic) and carbon tetrachloride (dry cleaning solvent). However, both of these chemicals are now tightly controlled as they cause liver damage.

Chlorine gas is very poisonous and was used as a chemical weapon during the First World War.

Most of the chloride the body needs comes from salt.

Chlorine is not found uncombined in nature. Sodium chloride, or table salt, is the main mineral from which chlorine is extracted.

In the tests and analyzes carried out in our organization, which has a wide range of technological equipment, trained and experienced staff and applies the most modern methods, national and international standards and legal regulations in force are complied with. Among the numerous tests carried out in this context, there are also chlorine (Cl) testing services within the framework of elemental analysis.