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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8871170
APP PUB NO 20120195818A1
SERIAL NO

13380539

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A process for producing KNO3 from polyhalite to is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the process comprises steps of (a) contacting polyhalite with HNO3; (b) adding Ca(OH)2 to the solution, thereby precipitating as CaSO4 at least part of the sulfate present in said solution; (c) precipitating as Mg(OH)2 at least part of the Mg2+ remaining in said solution by further addition of Ca(OH)2 to the remaining solution; (d) concentrating the solution, thereby precipitating as a sulfate compound at least part of the sulfate remaining in solution; (e) separating at least part of the NaCl from the solution remaining; and (f) crystallizing as solid KNO3 at least part of the K+ and NO3-contained in the solution. The process enables direct conversion of polyhalite to KNO3 of purity exceeding 98.5% and that is essentially free of magnesium and sulfate impurities.

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ICL EUROPE COÖPERATIEF U AKONINGIN WILHELMINAPLEIN 30 AMSTERDAM 1062KR

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Barnea, Eyal Nesher, IL 9 23
Bonan, Michael Rekhasim, IL 4 7
Friedman, Gideon Haifa, IL 3 0
Frim, Ron Haifa Bay, IL 26 47
Ginzberg, Eyal Zikhron-Yaakov, IL 6 6
Keselman, Hugo Carmiel, IL 4 3
Langeveld, Cornelis Petrus Zuidoostbeemster, NL 2 0
Mozes, Akiva Rishon Lezion, IL 2 0

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