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Co-retarding agents for preparing purified brine

US6846417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 2002
Grant dateJan 25, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC01D3/06
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a process to produce brine of improved purity by dissolving salt that contains a calcium sulfate source in water, in the presence of a retarding agent, while using one or more co-retardants to bind contaminants that could interfere with the retarding agents.

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