[Topic 10] Salt and Miscellaneous Sodium Compounds Flashcards
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The word ______ comes from the word salt.
salary
Properties of salts (7)
- white, crystalline powder
- water-soluble
- melts at 801 deg Cel
- specific gravity of 2.165
- non-combustible
- low toxicity
- contains magnesium compounds
Melting point of salt
801 degrees celsius
Specific gravity of salt
2.165
Uses of salt (5)
- Industry - serves as a raw material
- Food - seasoning
- Water Treatment - water softening
- Roads - prevent the build-up of ice
- Textile - dyeing of materials
Ways of manufacturing salt (3)
- Solar Evaporation
- Rock Salt Mining
- Solution Mining
This way of manufacturing has a purity of 99%.
Solar Evaporation
This way of manufacturing has a purity of 95-99.5%.
Rock Salt Mining
This way of manufacturing has a purity of 98%.
Solution Mining
Process of solar evaporation
Evaporation > Precipitation > Crystallization > Harvesting > Storage > Processing (washing & drying) and Packaging > Distribution
It is the generic name used to describe any product produced in an acid-base reaction.
Salt
Salt became the root for the Latin word _______.
salarium
These gave salt its yellow, red, blue, or purple color to otherwise transparent salt crystals.
- MgCl2
- MgSO4
- MgBr2
Raw material of solar evaporation
sea water or natural brine
The process in solar evaporation that gives salt high purity.
Precipitation
This method is used for rock salt mining
Room and Pillar Mining
The rock salt is initially size-reduced and screened before it is lifted to surface.
Rock Salt Mining
Raw Materials for solution mining
water and salt deposits
Water is pumped down to dissolve the salt underground. The resulting brine solution is then sent back to the surface for refining and processing.
Solution Mining
Three Processes to process and refine brine (3)
- Vacuum Pan System
- Grainer System or Open Pan System
- Alberger System
In vacuum pan system, brine is concentrated through the use of ________.
multi-effect evaporator
Typically how many effects are utilized in vacuum pan system?
3-4 effects using co-current steam
A long open pan heated by steam running through pipes immersed in the brine.
Grainer
The main difference between the grainer and vacuum pan system.
Evaporation Process
