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Carbon treatment of monohydrate crystallizer liquor

US4299799A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 1980
Grant dateNov 10, 1981
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2000

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

Abstract

Improved process for preparing sodium carbonate from crude trona without carbon column scaling by evaporating a portion of water from a clarified sodium carbonate solution to crystallize sodium carbonate crystals therefrom, separating the sodium carbonate crystals from the crystallizer liquor, passing only the crystallizer liquor which contains organic impurities through a carbon column to reduce the organic impurity concentration therein, and evaporating a portion of water from the carbon treated crystallizer liquor to crystallize additional sodium carbonate crystals.

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