Title: Method of formulating alkali metal salts
Application Number: 99814378 Application Date: 1999.09.30
Publication Number: 1330612 Publication Date: 2002.01.09
Approval Pub. Date: 2004.07.07 Granted Pub. Date: 2004.07.07
International Classifi-cation: C01D5/08;C01D7/02;C05D1/02
Applicant(s) Name: Airbone Industrial Minerals Inc. Address:
Inventor(s) Name: Robin Phinney
Attorney & Agent: jiang lilou
Abstract:
    Methodology for formulating sodium bicarbonate and potassium sulfate. In one embodiment, sodium sulfate and ammonium bicarbonate are reacted to form sodium bicarbonate with the remaining liquor or brine treated with sulfuric acid to remove carbonates with subsequent precipitation of potassium sulfate. A further embodiment employs ammonium bicarbonate, ammonia gas or carbon dioxide to precipitate sodium bicarbonate. The result of the methods is the production of high quality fertilizer and food grade sodium bicarbonate.
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