Application of the solution mining process to the Turkish trona deposit

Gülhayat Nasün-Saygili*, Hasancan Okutan

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Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the applicability of the solution mining technique to the Turkish trona deposit. For this purpose, sesquicarbonate and alkali extraction processes were applied to Turkish trona. Laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate the dissolution system and the crystallization parameters of these processes. The trona mineral used for this study was Turkish trona which had small amounts of sodium chloride and sodium sulphate compared with the Wyoming (USA) trona. Two crystallization methods were used to produce the crystals: cooling crystallization and evaporative crystallization. The crystals were calcined to produce soda ash.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)103-113
Number of pages11
JournalHydrometallurgy
Volume42
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 1996

Funding

The authors wish to express their appreciation to the management of MTA and ETIBANK for providing trona samples and to DPT (State Planning Organization) for financial support by project no 89K120300.

FundersFunder number
Devlet Planlama Örgütü89K120300

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