Intermountain Research and Development Corporation

Fmc Corporation

Eric Rau

Joseph M Ilardi

John Walden

Walter Lobunez

Nam Kyun Kim

Anhydrous sodium carbonate is crystallized from saturated aqueous sodium carbonate solutions at temperatures in the range of 104.degree. to below 109.degree. C. by adding to the solution very small proportions of additives which function to reduce the transition temperature of monohydrate to anhydrous sodium carbonate.

Process for crystallization of anhydrous sodium carbonate

Method for clarifying a carbonate process solution containing suspended insolubles which solution is used in the preparation of crystals selected from the group consisting of sodium bicarbonate, sodium sesquicarbonate, anhydrous sodium carbonate, and sodium carbonate monohydrate, which comprises dispersing in the carbonate process solution prior to crystallization a cationic flocculating agent comprising a substituted guar gum containing one quaternary ammonium group per 2 to 12 monosaccharide units to agglomerate the suspended insolubles so the suspended insolubles will readily settle out of the carbonate process solution.

Clarifier process for producing sodium carbonate

This invention involves a process for producing high bulk density sodium carbonate from crude trona wherein sodium carbonate monohydrate purge streams containing high amounts of organic impurities are passed to an anhydrous crystallizer operated at temperatures above about 109.degree.C wherein anhydrous sodium carbonate crystals are formed having high bulk densities of about 60 to about 80 lbs/ft.sup.3.

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Eric Rau