Barium sulfate crystallization kinetics in the used quenching salts treatment process

The research results and kinetic studies on the barium ions precipitation process by means of crystalline ammonium sulfate addition are presented. The influence of: barium, sodium, potassium and calcium chlorides concentration in the feeding solution and also the process temperature on barium sulfate mass crystallization kinetics are investigated. Experiments were caried out in the MSMPR crystallizer with internal circulation of suspension. The barium sulfate nucleation and crystal growth were estimated from crystal size distribution taking into account a size dependent growth (SDG). Research results may be utilized in the used quenching salts processing technology.