Process for producing sodium salts from brines of sodium ores
US5262134A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 21, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01D7/126
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process is described for producing sodium-based chemicals from a brine containing sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate by heating the brine to evaporate water and drive off carbon dioxide and obtain a solution that will crystallize sodium sesquicarbonate, cooling the solution, precipitating sodium sesquicarbonate crystals and separating a first mother liquor from the sesquicarbonate crystals. The first mother liquor is then cooled to a lower temperature to precipitate sodium carbonate decahydrate crystals, the decahydrate crystals are separated from a second mother liquor and the decahydrate crystals are recovered for use in the manufacture of sodium-containing chemicals, such as sodium carbonate monohydrate, anhydrous sodium carbonate or soda ash.
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