Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enhanced process for selective salt recovery from wastewater, waste salts, and brines
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Application No.: US16550805Application Date: 2019-08-26
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Publication No.: US11027999B2Publication Date: 2021-06-08
- Inventor: Sebastien Bessenet , Timothy J. Rittof
- Applicant: Veolia Water Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US PA Moon Township
- Assignee: Veolia Water Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Veolia Water Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Moon Township
- Agency: Coats & Bennett PLLC
- Main IPC: C02F9/00
- IPC: C02F9/00 ; B01D9/00 ; C02F1/04 ; C02F1/28 ; C02F1/44 ; C01D5/16 ; C01D3/06 ; C02F1/52 ; C02F101/10 ; C02F101/12 ; C02F103/36

Abstract:
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190382291A1 ENHANCED PROCESS FOR SELECTIVE SALT RECOVERY FROM WASTEWATER, WASTE SALTS, AND BRINES Public/Granted day:2019-12-19
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