Basf Se Corporation

Volker Huett

Gerhard Cox

Thomas Schmidt

Michael Schoenherr

Frank Mrzena

Hans-Juergen Kinder

A process is proposed for the preparation of a powder comprising one or more derivatives of glycine-N,N-diacetic acid and/or one or more derivatives of glutamine-N,N-diacetic acid with a degree of crystallinity of &#x2267;30%, starting from an aqueous solution comprising the one or more derivatives of glycine-N,N-diacetic acid and/or the one or more derivatives of glutamine-N,N-diacetic acid in a concentration range from 20 to 60% by weight, based on the total weight of the aqueous solution, wherethe aqueous solution is concentrated in a first process step in an evaporator with rotating internals, which are arranged at a distance relative to the inside wall of the evaporator of &#x2266;1% of the diameter of the evaporator, to give a crystal slurry with a solids concentration in the range from 60 to 85% by weight, based on the total weight of the crystal slurry, and wherein a second process step the crystal slurry is left to ripen in a paste bunker and then in a thin-film contact dryer, and where the residence time in the paste bunker and in the thin-film contact dryer is in total &#x2267;15 minutes.

Process for the preparation of a powder comprising one or more derivatives of glycine-N,N diacetic acid and/or one or more derivatives of glutamine-N,N diacetic acid and methylglycine-N,N diacetic acid trisodium salt powder

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Hockenheim, Germany

Volker Huett