ENHANCED PROCESS FOR SELECTIVE SALT RECOVERY FROM WASTEWATER, WASTE SALTS, AND BRINES

    公开(公告)号:US20190382291A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-19

    申请号:US16550805

    申请日:2019-08-26

    摘要: A process for treating wastewater or waste brines that include sodium and chloride ions. The waste brine is concentrated and thereafter directed to a Mirabilite crystallizer that produces hydrated sulfate salt crystals and a first solution. The hydrated crystals are melted to form an aqueous sulfate solution that is directed to a sodium sulfate crystallizer which produces sodium sulfate salt crystals. The first solution produced by the Mirabilite crystallizer is directed to a nanofiltration device which produces a permeate stream and a reject stream containing sulfate removed by the nanofiltration device. The permeate stream is directed to a sodium chloride crystallizer that produces sodium chloride salt crystals. The reject stream is recycled to the Mirabilite crystallizer.

    System and process for pulping wood

    公开(公告)号:US10392748B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-27

    申请号:US15302514

    申请日:2014-04-11

    发明人: Ivan Ramos Ruiz

    摘要: Wood pulping process including pulping wood to produce a pulping effluent or liquor. Pre-concentrating the liquor in a pre-concentration unit produces concentrated liquor, a contaminated condensate and a non-contaminated condensate. Directing the concentrated liquor to a multi-effect train of forced circulation solids concentrators that further concentrating the concentrated liquor to form a highly concentrated liquor. Directing the contaminated condensate produced by the pre-concentration unit to a steam stripper and stripping gases therefrom and in the process producing a contaminated vapor stream. Utilizing the contaminated vapor stream and its thermal energy to power the forced circulation solids concentrators of the multi-effect train.

    System and Method for Treating Evaporator Blowdown

    公开(公告)号:US20220281764A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-08

    申请号:US17628435

    申请日:2020-07-22

    IPC分类号: C02F9/00 B04B1/08

    摘要: The present invention entails dual centrifuges configured to remove suspended solids, silica, and other precipitants from evaporator brine prior to the brine being disposed of via deep well injection. First, the evaporator brine is directed through a highly efficient first centrifuge configured to remove essentially all suspended solids, including very small suspended solids that typically cannot be retained in a filter or other dewatering devices. The centrate from the first centrifuge, depleted in suspended solids, silica and other precipitants, can be disposed of via deep well injection. The first centrifuge also produces a slurry that is directed to a separate centrifuge that produces a second centrate and waste wet cake. The second centrate is recycled and mixed with the evaporator brine and the mixture is directed to the first centrifuge.

    PROCESS FOR REMOVING SILICA FROM HIGH PH BRINES PRODUCED BY EVAPORATION IN THE COURSE OF TREATING PRODUCED WATER

    公开(公告)号:US20210230036A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-29

    申请号:US17253220

    申请日:2020-12-04

    发明人: Mark C. Nicholson

    IPC分类号: C02F9/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a process for removing dissolved silica from a high pH brine produced by an evaporator employed in treating a waste stream. The high pH brine is directed to a crystallizer reactor and an acid or CO2 is mixed therewith to reduce the pH of the brine, causing the silica in the brine to precipitate. The brine is then directed to a first solids-liquid separator which produces a slurry containing the precipitated silica. The slurry is split into first and second streams with one stream recycled to the crystallizer reactor while the other slurry stream is directed to a second solids-liquid separator which produces a wet cake containing the silica solids.