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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1984
John F Heiss, St. Clair, MI (US);
Melvin E Leverenz, St. Clair, MI (US);
Diamond Crystal Salt Company, St. Clair, MI (US);
Abstract
A solar crystallizer and a process for producing solar salt adaptable for use in climates heretofore believed unfavorable for solar salt production. The invention employs a solar crystallizer defining a shallow pond of salt solution the level of which is carefully monitored and controlled by withdrawing unsaturated solution from the upper stratum of the pond such as produced from rainfall and introducing substantially saturated brine into the pond at a lower stratum overlying the salt crop on the bottom thereof providing a continuous protective saturated brine layer and enhancing the efficiency of water evaporation by a comparatively shallow depth.