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Production of sodium carbonate

US4021527A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 1975
Grant dateMay 3, 1977
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Expiry dateJul 16, 1995

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC01D7/126
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Method of preparing refined, dense soda ash from crude trona by calcining the crude trona to crude sodium carbonate, mixing the crude sodium carbonate with an aqueous solution of soda ash or water to form a substantially saturated crude sodium carbonate solution containing coarse and fine insolubles, clarifying the crude sodium carbonate solution, passing the clarified sodium carbonate solution upwardly through an expanded carbon bed to remove organic impurities, evaporating the carbon-treated sodium carbonate solution to crystallize sodium carbonate monohydrate crystals, separating the sodium carbonate monohydrate crystals and calcining them to dense soda ash.

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