Turek M, Mitko K, Skóra P, Dydo P, Jakóbik-Kolon A, Warzecha A, Tyrała K. Improving the Performance of a Salt Production Plant by Using Nanofiltration as a Pretreatment.
MEMBRANES 2022;
12:1191. [PMID:
36557098 PMCID:
PMC9787835 DOI:
10.3390/membranes12121191]
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Abstract
The Dębieńsko plant in Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Poland, producing evaporated salt from the saline mine water, faces increasing operating costs due to its high energy consumption. To improve the performance of the plant, a two-pass nanofiltration with intermediate crystallization of gypsum was proposed as a pretreatment. Based on the results of pilot-scale research, it was found that the removal of most of the calcium, magnesium, and sulfate allows a substantial reduction in the concentration of these components in the concentrated brine, which is then directed to a sodium chloride crystallization evaporator. This makes it possible to increase salt yield from the current 58.8% to 76.1% and indirectly reduce energy consumption from 1350 kWh/t to 1068 kWh/t. At the same time, the volume of the highly saline post-crystallization lyes is decreased by 66%, and a new stream is obtained: a Mg-rich solution, which could be used for magnesium hydroxide recovery.
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