INORGANICCHEMICALSINDUSTRY ›› 2011, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (4): 21-.

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Preparation of potassium sulphate by separation of potassium and sodium salt with ammonia-alcohol salting out method

Yang Huijun,Wang Yingbin,Ma Hongwen,Wang Li   

  1. School of Materials Science and Technology,China University of Geosciences,Beijing 100083,China
  • Published:2011-04-19

Abstract: Take the filtered leaching-liquid of the sinter of the potassium-rich rocks from Luonan,Shaanxi as the object of the study.By inlet CO2 gas,ammonia and sec-butanol were added into the liquid,then NaHCO3 and KHCO3 were separated under the action of salting out to produce the agricultural potassium sulphate.Technology of separating Na-K mixed solution by ammonia-alcohol salting out method was studied.Experiment results indicated that the mass fraction of separated KHCO3 was up to 95.29% under the optimum process conditions.Sulfuric acid was added to the solution of KHCO3 to prepare potassium sulphate.Prepared K2SO4 reached the first-rate of National Agriculture Potassium Sulphate Standard.

Key words: ammonia, alcohol, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, potassium sulphate

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