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Title: potassium chloride and brine
Post by: skullkrusher on October 31, 2008, 06:28:28 PM

ok sorry if this is in the wrong place but i am new to this site.

i was wondering if there was a method in which someone would be able to extract potassium chloride from brine (seawater).

Title: Re: potassium chloride and brine
Post by: Arkcon on October 31, 2008, 06:43:29 PM

Well, lets try to work on the problem one step at a time.  How is potassium chloride different, chemically, from the other components of brine?  For starters, what is in seawater?