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Offline hodg123

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Salt solution separation
« on: April 30, 2022, 02:16:52 PM »
I have a solution containing approximately 200 g/L NaCl and 100 g/L KCl. I am trying to separate into the individual salts but without a huge energy input if possible. By chilling the solution the KCl should crystallise first, which should make it filterable but is there any easier way to do this?
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Re: Salt solution separation
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2022, 11:16:48 AM »
I think cooling something is easy enough?

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Re: Salt solution separation
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2022, 11:25:05 AM »
Yes it is, but I'm trying to get maximum recovery of KCl with minimum energy input and chilling even to 0-5 degrees celsius will only give me so much KCl (maybe 3-8g/L looking at solubility curves).
Reducing the water volume by rotavap would then start the NaCl to crystallise so I would get a mix of crystals which is not very useful as I would have to recrystallise multiple times.

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