Abstract:
Reactive composition comprising between 60% and 98% by weight of sodium bicarbonate, between 1% and 40% by weight of sodium carbonate and between 0.02% and 2.0% by weight of ammonia, expressed in the form of ammonium ions NH4+, characterized in that the composition comprises less than 1.0% by weight of water.
Abstract:
Process for the production of reactive composition particles comprising at least 60% by weight of sodium carbonate and having a BET specific surface of at least 4 m2/g, according to which particles based on sodium bicarbonate and/or sodium sesquicarbonate having a median particle size D50 of less than 35 μm are brought into contact with a stream of hot gases having a temperature of at least 100° C. in order to convert the sodium bicarbonate into sodium carbonate by calcination, the stream of hot gases comprising calcined particles subsequently being subjected to a separation stage in order to obtain, on the one hand, the reactive composition particles and, on the other hand, a separated stream of hot gases comprising CO2 and steam, the separated stream of hot gases being at least partly recycled upstream of the separation stage.
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing an aqueous sodium chloride solution and the use of such solution for the manufacturing of crude sodium bicarbonate from SOLVAY ammonia process or for the manufacturing of soda ash, comprising the steps of: a) dispersing a first solid material comprising sodium chloride, sodium carbonate, and sodium sulfate, and a second solid material comprising calcium chloride in an aqueous liquid to produce an aqueous medium; b) subjecting the aqueous medium to clarification to produce a clarified aqueous medium; and c) recovering the clarified aqueous medium as aqueous sodium chloride solution; wherein a weight L/S ratio between the weight of the aqueous liquid used to produce the aqueous medium and the total weight of the first solid material and the second solid material is in the range of from 0.7 to 3.5.
Abstract:
Process for preparing detergent composition particles comprising sodium carbonate or bicarbonate particles loaded by incorporation of at least one detergent component, comprising contacting at least one detergent component in liquid state with reactive particles comprising at least 60% in weight sodium carbonate or bicarbonate, the contacting resulting in at least partial incorporation, said reactive particles being obtained by a process comprising: (a) adding at least one alkali metal carbonate comprising sodium carbonate to an aqueous solution to form an aqueous composition; wherein the aqueous composition comprises at least one polycarboxylic acid and/or salts thereof, in an amount of at least 200 ppm based on the weight of the aqueous composition; and (b) separating sodium bicarbonate from the aqueous composition, to obtain sodium bicarbonate particles and an aqueous mother liquor; and (c) optionally calcining at a temperature of at least 80° C. the sodium bicarbonate particles to form sodium carbonate particles.
Abstract:
A device for distributing a fluid in a controlled manner, in particular for distributing a gas loaded with particles, the device comprising a pipe (1) provided with at least one inlet orifice (2) and with a series of outlet orifices (3) spread along the pipe (1) and cut in a side wall of this pipe, wherein at least one section (4) of the side wall, located downstream of at least one outlet orifice and limited by a section (5) of the edge of the outlet orifice (3), has a concave shape such that this section (5) of the edge of such outlet orifice (3) is positioned inside the pipe so that, when the device is in service, the flow direction of a fluid exiting such outlet orifice (3) and travelling along such deformed concave wall section (4) of the edge of this outlet orifice (3) is controlled by the shape of such section (5) of the edge.