Glossary

Terms

FeCl2

FeCl2

Definition

Ferrous chloride.

FeCl3

FeCl3

Definition

Ferric chloride.

Ferric chloride (FeCl3)

Ferric chloride (FeCl3)

Definition

Manufactured at Orica Botany and sold for industrial purposes.

Fill

Fill

Definition

Material used to level off a low-lying or uneven land surface.

Flocculation

Flocculation

Definition

A process in which fine particles are separated from a liquid by causing them to clump together into flakes, or flocs.

Former ChlorAlkali Plant (FCAP)

Former ChlorAlkali Plant (FCAP)

Definition

Demolished in late 2006, this plant was one of the original plants in BIP that produced chlorine gas, caustic soda and hydrogen gas from common salt using mercury cell technology. The new ChlorAlkali Plant uses cleaner membrane cell technology.

Related Terms

See also: Botany Industrial Park (BIP)