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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2013
Intercontinental Potash Corporation, Hobbs, NM (US);
Steven L. Chastain, Wichita, KS (US);
Michael J. Morrison, Golden, CO (US);
Richard W. Chastain, Carlsbad, NM (US);
Donial M. Felton, Carlsbad, NM (US);
Thomas H. Neuman, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Intercontinental Potash Corp. (USA), Hobbs, NM (US);
Abstract
Methods of processing an aqueous solution comprising potassium sulfate and magnesium sulfate include crystallizing KSO, crystallizing recycle crystals, and mixing at least a portion of the recycle crystals with the aqueous solution. Systems for processing potassium sulfate and magnesium sulfate include a first crystallizer and a second crystallizer in fluid communication with the second mix tank. The second crystallizer is structured and adapted to precipitate recycle crystals from the concentrated liquor to form a potassium-depleted recycle brine. The recycle crystals precipitated in the second crystallizer have a composition suitable to be recycled to the first crystallizer to increase the production of SOP.