American Petro Mart, Inc.

Harold N Hedrick

Solon G Whitney

This invention relates to the regeneration of cation exchanger resin containing adsorbed magnesium ions, and the recovery of the magnesium as a crystalline precipitate. The regeneration uses moderate to high concentration aqueous H.sub.2 SO.sub.4, and the recovered precipitate comprises one or more co-crystallization compounds of MgSO.sub.4 and H.sub.2 SO.sub.4.

Method of using higher concentration sulfuric acid for stripping and

Apparatus and operating method improvements are provided for an ion exchange apparatus system utilizing moving folded beds for loading and regeneration of the resin. The improvements include separate treatment and pulse chambers in the resin circuit from the loading column to the regeneration column, and in the return circuit from the regeneration column to the loading column. With the improved apparatus and method, the resin is transferred in compacted metered increments from and into the loading and regeneration columns.

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Brandon, FL, United States of America

Harold N Hedrick