| Title of Process/ Know-how/ Product/Design/Equipment
Process for the recovery of high purity salts - sodium chloride and sodium sulphate from crudes (sulphate-rich brine)
IPR Status & Details:
IN 202011009669
Application/Uses/Problem being addressed
High purity salt (NaCl): Edible as well as Industrial use
Sodium sulphate:
Salient Technical Features including Competing Features/ Impact
The process relates to the recovery of high purity salt (NaCl) and sodium sulphate (Na2SO4.10H2O) from crudes such as solid waste from tannery effluents and common salt produced from Rajasthan lakes (India) containing sodium sulphate.
TRL Level & Scale of Development:- TRL 7 TRL Reference
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Business scope & opportunity (in terms of scale, cost, market etc.)
The technology has been validated in CSIR-CSMCRI ESF/ pilot plant and one of the commercially operated solar salt works in Rajasthan.
The process / technology is ready for technology transfer and can be implemented on commercial scale. The product has high demand in industrial sector.
Environmental Considerations
Eco-friendly
Status of Licensing:
Ready for licensing
Status of Commercialization:
Ready for licensing
Major Raw Materials Needed
Crude salt
Major Plant Equipment and Machinery Required
Material handling equipment such as pumps, belt conveyors, crushers, tractors, trailers, Washery etc.
Techno-Economics
To be worked out based on proposed capacity.