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Salt production from coal-mine brine in ED-evaporation-crystallization system

  • Debiensko Desalination Plant

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Abstract

ED-EDR double step electrodialytic pre-treatment and pre-concentration of "Debiensko" coal-mine brine was examined. Univalent ion permeable Tokuyama Co. ACS and CMS membranes were applied in the first electrodialysis step and normal grade CMV, AMV Asahi Glass membranes in the second. Coal-mine brine with 32.8 g/L Cl- content was desalinated and concentrated at a current density of 344-688 A/m2 in the first step and 300 A/m2 in the second. The total ED-EDR energy consumption found was in the range for 9.4-14.4 kWh/m3 of inlet brine depending on applied electric current density. The performance of crystallization step was then estimated based on chemical compositions of ED concentrates and compared with data from the "Debiensko" Desalination Plant, where currently a salt crystallizer is supplied with brine concentrated by RCC evaporation method. This comparison shows that unit energy consumption decreases from ca 970 kWh per 1 ton of evaporated salt for brine treated by RCC method to ca 500 kWh/t in the case of ED-EDR treated brine. At the same time the amount of salt in lye decreases from 110 kg per 1 ton of evaporated salt produced to 20 kg/t.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)439-446
Number of pages8
JournalDesalination
Volume184
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2005

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

Keywords

  • Desalination
  • Electrodialysis
  • Electrodialysis reversal
  • Evaporation
  • Integrated systems
  • Salt production

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering

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