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- noun The
insoluble waste products of theLeblanc process .
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This was sulfur waste, or galligu as it was called by the people of Widnes, who were to suffer more than most from its unpleasant effects.
Galligu: An environmental legacy of the Leblanc alkali industry, 1814-1920 2024
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Galligu was produced during the third stage, when the black ash (the product after heating salt cake, coal and limestone to high temperature in a revolver) was agitated with water (or lixiviated as it was known in the alkali trade).
Galligu: An environmental legacy of the Leblanc alkali industry, 1814-1920 2024
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The sodium carbonate dissolved in the water, and the remaining residue was galligu ‒ a wonderful onomatopoeic word to describe this black, evil-smelling, viscous material.
Galligu: An environmental legacy of the Leblanc alkali industry, 1814-1920 2024
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