Dead Sea Works Ltd.

Curt Holdengraber

Shalom Lampert

Itzhak Efraim

Tuvia Zisner

The present invention provides a process for producing potassium sulfate from a potash and a sodium sulfate source, comprising the steps of: (a) treating a portion of the potash source and sodium sulfate source, such that glaserite is crystallized out of solution and a first mother liquor is produced; (b) converting the glaserite to precipitate potassium sulfate in a second mother liquor; (c) recycling the second mother liquor to the portion of the potash source and sodium sulfate source; (d) subjecting the first mother liquor to evaporative crystallization to produce sodium chloride in a third mother liquor; and (e) recycling the third mother liquor to the portion of the potash source and sodium sulfate source.

Process for producing potassium sulfate from potash and sodium sulfate

A process for producing potassium sulfate, sodium sulfate, and sodium chloride from potash and a sodium sulfate/water source, which includes: (a) treating the sodium sulfate/water source to produce a slurry containing anhydrous sodium sulfate; (b) concentrating the slurry to form a concentrate and a diluent; (c) treating the diluent to precipitate out anhydrous sodium sulfate; (d) subjecting the anhydrous sodium sulfate from steps (b) and/or (c) and/or from a different source to conversion with potash in an aqueous medium to yield glaserite and a first mother liquor, with any excess anhydrous sodium sulfate being taken as co-product; (e) converting the glaserite with potash and water to produce a precipitate of potassium sulfate and a second mother liquor; (f) returning the second mother liquor to step (d); (g) subjecting the first mother liquor to evaporative crystallization such that substantially pure sodium chloride is precipitated in a third mother liquor; and (h) returning the third mother liquor for conversion to potassium salts.

Co-production of potassium sulfate, sodium sulfate and sodium chloride

A process for the manufacture of potassium sulfate from a sodium sulfate source, potash and water, comprising the steps of: (a) introducing the sodium sulfate source, water and potash into a differential countercurrent contactor; and (b) causing the sodium sulfate source, potash and water to contact differentially to produce potassium sulfate.

Production of potassium sulfate using differential contacting

A process for producing potassium sulfate or potassium sulfate and sodium sulfate from potash and a sodium sulfate/water source, which includes: (a) subjecting a sodium sulfate source to conversion with potash in an aqueous medium to yield glaserite precipitate and a first mother liquor; (b) converting the glaserite precipitate with potash and water to produce a potassium sulfate precipitate and a second mother liquor; (c) returning the second mother liquor to step (a); (d) subjecting the first mother liquor to treatment, such as evaporative crystallization, such that a sodium chloride and sodium sulfate solids mixture or pure sodium chloride is precipitated in a third mother liquor; (e) subjecting the solids from step (d) to a sodium sulfate/water source to produce anhydrous sodium sulfate; and (f) returning the third mother liquor for conversion to potassium salts.

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Curt Holdengraber